In an effort to help everyone in the newsroom understand the storytelling potential of Tout, there was a newsroom wide “Tout Your Weekend” contest that ended today.
What is Tout?
It’s a video-sharing platform that allows you to capture 15-second status updates that post through Twitter and Facebook.
It also allows you to pause the video and switch frames, so you don’t have to use an editor. Continue reading
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A turkey journalist on deadline.
There comes a time in every woman’s life where she must come to grips with the retail gimmicks associated with different holidays.
For me, today was the day. Continue reading
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York Daily Record/Sunday News Business Reporter Sean Adkins poses with a succulent, green vegetable.
Just a slice of life over here at the YDR business pod.
The other day, copy editor Teresa Cook gave me a fresh cucumber plucked from her garden.
Naturally, I figured, I’d use it to harass Sean.
This includes, but is not limited to, putting the elongated veggie in my purse and asking, “Is that a cucumber in my bag, or are you just happy to see me?”
Glad he has a sense of humor.
For another amusing photo of Adkins in action, click here.
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Sometimes, I feel like my job title should include “finder-of-weird-shit.”
There was this, when I reported remotely from the mall.
Oh, and this, which has remained our No. 1 most visited blog post on York Common Cents for the past two months. Continue reading
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So @rparker717 is using the @laurenboyer-created hashtag #poopatwork in conversation with a distinguishednewsroom guest
— Brad Jennings (@bradjennings9) June 6, 2012
Woman wearing plastic surgical booties.
The funny thing about journalism: Even when you’re not at work, you’re still at work.
To be clear: I carry my iPhone and a notepad EVERYWHERE. It’s the digital journalist way.
You never know when a story — or a very peculiar woman — might cross your path.
Early Friday evening, I was responsibly enjoying a refreshing adult beverage with some associates in the White Rose City when a woman, clad in what appeared to be blue surgical booties emerged from the darkness. Continue reading
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Tis the season to be stoopin'! I snagged this gem with my iPhone and posted it on ydr.com's York City Limits blog.
To be clear, I have never in my life owned an iPhone.
So, when I was chosen for Digital First Media’s ideaLab team, I was thrilled with the prospect of having a high quality digital camera (as well as the Twitters) at my disposal at all times. Continue reading
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My short-lived imposter. Click to enlarge.
For a brief second, I felt pretty cool this week after a brush with the “fake” Twitter account phenomena reserved primarily for dignified celebrities like Rick Santorum and David Hasselhoff.
I was confused, yet ecstatic.
The imposter — who I later discovered was another York Daily Record staffer — perfectly, and hilariously, nailed my love of all things crass.
I nabbed the above screenshot before the account was deleted.
R.I.P. FakeLaurenBoyer.
