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Monthly Archives: September 2003

Signs and Sense

September 23, 2003 – 8:44 am

A year or so ago, I attended an American Sign Language (ASL) class taught by my friend Steve DiCesare (a talented musician and ASL instructor). It turns out that Steve’s most important point about ASL is true: It’s generally less important that you know the precise sign, and more important that you communicate visibly and emphatically with your whole body and face.

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Voices: Blogs, etc. | Comments (3)

Live from Loyola

September 13, 2003 – 2:27 pm

At this moment, I’m in the computer lab of the Monroe Library at Loyola University. I’m here to deliver a presentation on RSS feeds and digital voice recorders as part of the computer workshop (still at the conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists) I’m listening to a couple of presentations first, and here are the highlights….

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures | Comments (0)

RSS — So What?

September 12, 2003 – 3:46 pm

I’m still here at the SEJ conference in New Orleans, having a blast. Tomorrow, during a computer workshop, I have to explain to a bunch of environmental journalists and environmental adovcates why they should care about RSS. In a nutshell, here’s what I’m planning to tell them…

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TV Weathercasters as Newsroom Scientists

September 12, 2003 – 10:02 am

I’m here at the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists in sultry New Orleans. This morning, I attended a breakfast presentation by Kris Wilson, professor of journalism at the University of Texas (Austin), entitled, TV Weathercasters as Environmental Sources.

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Media Musings | Comments (0)

Hotel Web Sites: What’s the Deal with Net Access?

September 3, 2003 – 7:50 am

Net access has become a necessity for many kinds of travelers. It’s no longer a nicety, but a core service that could easily make or break someone’s decision to stay at a given hotel. So here’s what I wish: That hotels would routinely list on their Web sites, in an easy-to-find place, exactly what the deal is with Net access from their guest rooms, and how much it really costs.

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Content Style & Business | Comments (0)

Megachurches: Ugly as Sin? What the Sites Don’t Show…

September 3, 2003 – 12:07 am

I’ve looked at a lot of megachurch Web sites recently, like Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago (one of the nation’s largest). What I find most intriguing is what seems to be uniformly missing from these Web sites – photos of the megachurches!

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Content Style & Business | Comments (3)