http://robcurley.com My name is Rob Curley. I'm an Internet nerd from Kansas who is in love with local news and the evolution of traditional media. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:51:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in December, I saw something on Google that made me remember one of my favorite all-time lessons in journalism. My mentor and good friend, Bill Snead, called it "the gift." And, yes, I saw at least the spirit of what Bill was talking about on Google. I learned so much ... http://robcurley.com/2012/01/04/the-gift/ We are no longer accepting applications for these internships. +++ We’re looking for a couple of talented interns to join our team in the Greenspun Media Group multimedia newsroom -- home of the Pulitzer-winning Las Vegas Sun, extremely cool Las Vegas Weekly, a couple of very slick and high-profile tourist and luxury ... http://robcurley.com/2011/04/23/las-vegas-sun-internship-applications/ Each morning, often before I even crawl out of bed, I open Twitter on my iPhone and see what's happened while I was asleep. That's how I learned Bill Marimow was out as The Philadelphia Inquirer's editor. +++++ +++++ I try to tell as many journalists as I can to love the journalism, not ... http://robcurley.com/2010/10/10/philly-editor-not-digital-enough/ UPDATE: I originally posted this blog entry months ago, yet it seems even more relevant today! It was announced this morning (Dec. 22, 2010) that the video portion of this project just won a prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, making the Las Vegas Sun the first newspaper to receive ... http://robcurley.com/2010/07/27/bottoming-out-sun-multimedia-journalism/ I'm often blown away by how much talent there is at the Las Vegas Sun, especially in regards to those who practice multimedia journalism. The list of amazing (and basically "text") journalists who have not only embraced our newspaper's mission, but excelled at it, goes on and on. Someday soon, ... http://robcurley.com/2010/07/23/multimedia-newsroom/