Archive | May, 2010
Publish2 aims to supplant the Associated Press, reinvent the news exchange with ‘P2X’
It isn’t often I write blog posts on back-to-back days, but I couldn’t resist after Publish2 revealed its newest project at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday in New York City. The project is called P2X. Or, in longer form, the Publish2 News Exchange. Its goal? “Craigslist” the Associated Press. The idea behind P2X is to allow news and [...]
Continue reading...What reporters and newspapers can learn from the Phoenix Suns
Posted by Brian Manzullo at May 24, 2010
First, a disclosure: I’ve been a Phoenix Suns fan since the mid-’90s, the days of Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle and Kevin Johnson. So I’ve been following them a long time, and especially now, since they’re in the Western Conference Finals. The Suns also reached the conference finals in 2005 and 2006, both losing efforts — but [...]
Continue reading...We know where journalism’s going — but don’t forget about the newspaper just yet
Posted by Brian Manzullo at May 20, 2010
(Nothing spectacular here; just wanted to put a thought down while I had it. I may expand on this later.) I’ve spent the majority of this week training for my second stint at The Grand Rapids Press, learning the new system workflow it implemented since last summer. Between that and settling in on the northwest side [...]
Continue reading...As one chapter ends, another one begins
Posted by Brian Manzullo at May 5, 2010
This Saturday marks the end of my college career. Upon the completion of my take-home exam, which has to be turned in 2 p.m. Wednesday, I will graduate from Central Michigan University with a bachelor of science in journalism (news editorial concentration) and a minor in media design, production and technology. It took me five years [...]
Continue reading...Who am I?
The future of news media has never been more exciting to me.
I am a multifaceted young journalist currently working as online sports producer at The Arizona Republic. I interned at The Grand Rapids Press over the summer, and previously served as 2009-10 editor in chief of Central Michigan Life, the award-winning student publication of Central Michigan University.
I was named 2009 College Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association, and graduated from CMU in May 2010 with a degree in journalism and media design. I spent the summer of 2009 at The Grand Rapids Press as a copy desk intern, and summer 2008 at The Saginaw News as a metro reporting intern.
Posted by Brian Manzullo at May 25, 2010
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