Newspaper Case Studies
Artesian Media partner David LaFontaine has developed a collection of case studies on innovative strategies that are helping newspapers around the world find success.
These case studies were originally created for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA.org) and the Online Journalism Review (OJR.org).
Schibsted Media: A Model for Global Innovation
Schibsted Media dominates the Scandinavian market, and its moves into France, Spain, Switzerland and other countries where it launched the 20 Minutes brand of newspapers are a wild success. Its Web-based classified ad platforms are huge moneymaking engines throughout Europe. Now Schibsted is set on becoming the best source for breaking news video and has already beaten television competition on some big stories. (View full case study in PDF format.)
Multimedia on a McNugget Budget THE SHELBY STAR: A Smalltown Paper Putting Big Ideas into Practice
The (Shelby, N.C.) Star is a small-circulation daily in an economically challenged area that is experimenting with many cutting-edge audience-building strategies. Stories are not permitted to run longer than 12 column inches or jump to an inside page. For less than $2,000, the Star has equipped its reporters with high-tech cellphones that allow them to wirelessly beam in stories, still pictures, audio and video. (View full case study in PDF format.)
Ill Winds: Newspapers Use Latest Technology to Help Put a Human Face on Traic Stories
The Roanoke Times covered the shootings at Virginia Tech; the Lancaster New Era covered the shootings at an Amish grade school. They used online multimedia resources to expand their coverage in ways that both told the story better and served their communities. (View full case study in PDF format.)
You can find more case studies on David's site at DavidLaFontaine.com.
Books & Videos
Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies
By Janine Warner
Free templates and graphics included!
If you've been thinking about creating a Web site for your business, family, hobby or club, you'll find all you need in Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies.
Create your own unique design, or download one of the many templates that come with this book. Then follow the simple step-by-step instructions and you'll be designing a Web site like the pros in no time. (Learn more...)
You can learn more about Janine's books and videos at www.JCWarner.com
Create Web Sites Like a Pro with Total Training Videos
Click the arrow to play the a trailer of Janine's Web design training video through the YouTube player, or if you prefer, click here to play in WMV format (Windows Media).
If you're ready to learn how to design professional Web sites with Dreamweaver, this eight-hour training series, produced in High Definition video, will give you all the instruction you need.
Best-selling author and professional Web designer Janine Warner, showcases how to layout, develop, and maintain Web sites with this award-winning program.
The tutorials are peppered with tips and tricks that will help you create better designs and all of the case studies are included on the DVD so you can follow along. (Learn more...)
You can learn more about Janine's books and videos at www.JCWarner.com
The DigitalFamily.com
Instructional Web Site
From professional Web design to family slide shows, DigitalFamily.com is designed to make it easy to find all the information you need to create beautiful digital projects.
The site was developed by Artesian Media partner Janine Warner and features free written tutorials, videos clips, and animated illustrations, as well as links to books, videos, and other great instructional resources.
Visit DigitalFamily.com.