Readings, links, + reactions for 3-12-10

In class next week, we’ll be getting our hands dirty with code. Here are two good reasons why:
Why Journalists Should Learn to Code
Be Not Afraid: Journalists Should Learn Code

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Readings, Links + Reactions for 2-12-10

COLLEGE COMMUNICATION
study shows texting the preferred communication medium of college students

PAPER PROTOTYPING
A great overview of paper prototyping
Some good tips for prototyping
Why low-fi prototyping kicks ass
A shorthand for designing UI flows

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Readings, Links + Reactions for 2-5-10

Be sure to post your reactions in the comments!!

ONLINE JOURNALISM
How Real News Organizations fit into the online news model
The End of the Drudge Era?
Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran.

DESIGN THINKING
Diego Rodriguez’s “innovation principles” are indispensable. For this week, read the first two:
Experience the world instead of talking about experiencing the world
See and hear with the mind of a child

Plus–and this branches between Design Thinking & Online Journalism–a note from the creator of the Pulitzer-Winning Politifact about the design process: Demos, Not Memos

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