Tonight, Tim chased a story about a man in Grand Rapids who got shot, jumped out a second-story window, drove toward the hospital, and then crashed his Jeep! Click here to read the story.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tim Chases Gunshot, Car Accident Story
Tonight, Tim chased a story about a man in Grand Rapids who got shot, jumped out a second-story window, drove toward the hospital, and then crashed his Jeep! Click here to read the story.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tim's First Night at The Grand Rapids Press Produces Top Online Story
Tim's first night at The Grand Rapids Press was a smashing hit. His breaking news story about a car that smashed into a baby's bedroom after crossing through three front yards is the top story online! Great photos too! Click here to read it. Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tim's Pet Insurance Story on Washington Times Frontpage
Tim's story about companies offering pet insurance as an employee benefit will be on the frontpage of tomorrow's Washington Times.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Tim Writes Washington Times Cover Story
Tim's long-awaited cover story about college students buying houses was in Sunday's Washington Times. The 75-inch story was featured in the Sunday Tab, as well as online at the CUBE.
It was one of the most read stories in Washington on Sunday, and the top story on The Washington Times' Web site.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Cornerstone's Web site Recognizes Herald Awards
The Cornerstone University Web site wrote a story about The Herald winning numerous Michigan Press Association awards, including four by Tim Devaney. CLICK HERE.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Twitter Finally Catching On With Youngsters
In a colossal role reversal, older generations are actually pushing young adults and teens toward a popular social networking Web site, says Associated Press writer Martha Irvine.
Twitter, which was strangely scorned by youngsters who are usually the pioneers of technology, is finally catching on, she reported.
Irvine dropped in a crucial stat line, pointing out that a Facebook user’s median age is 33, while Twitter is 31, despite a reputation that trends toward younger audiences.
In class at the Washington Journalism Center we constantly discuss how technology is changing journalism. But it’s interesting to note several ways in which it has failed, such as newspapers that try to reach younger audiences through Twitter, and how that landscape is changing.
It’s a bitter-sweet story for me, because I appreciate the brilliant reporting, but I’m irritated at myself for not writing the story after I discovered the trend first-hand a year ago when a professor forced my grumbling class to sign up for Twitter.
Props to Irvine.
It’s probably a good thing she covered the story, because she was more in-depth than I would have been. She did an excellent job covering all the bases and asking every question any reader would ask:
So when these youngsters finally Tweet, it’s not always pretty.
But while some students plan to use Twitter only for the short-term and then ditch it down the road, she tracked down experts who say the trend in social networking is that once people being to use it they get hooked.
Irvine also explored practical ways that educators are using Twitter for class and work.
Certain professors use Twitter as an on-going line of communication geared toward students who are too shy to raise their hand in class. And some students use Twitter to notify professors they cannot make it to class, or ask questions about homework and tests.
College admissions offices that hope to promote the school’s image are also marketing Twitter to prospective students by offering to waive application fees.
And young people who are hoping to land their first job or a big promotion should follow the company they want to work for on Twitter, she reported.
Twitter, which was strangely scorned by youngsters who are usually the pioneers of technology, is finally catching on, she reported.
They think it's pointless, narcissistic. Some don't even know what it
is.
Even so, more young adults and teens — normally at the cutting edge of
technology — are finally coming around to Twitter, using it for class or work,
monitoring the minutiae of celebrities' lives.
Irvine dropped in a crucial stat line, pointing out that a Facebook user’s median age is 33, while Twitter is 31, despite a reputation that trends toward younger audiences.
In class at the Washington Journalism Center we constantly discuss how technology is changing journalism. But it’s interesting to note several ways in which it has failed, such as newspapers that try to reach younger audiences through Twitter, and how that landscape is changing.
It’s a bitter-sweet story for me, because I appreciate the brilliant reporting, but I’m irritated at myself for not writing the story after I discovered the trend first-hand a year ago when a professor forced my grumbling class to sign up for Twitter.
Props to Irvine.
It’s probably a good thing she covered the story, because she was more in-depth than I would have been. She did an excellent job covering all the bases and asking every question any reader would ask:
- Why has it taken so long for young people to gravitate to Twitter?
- Will they stick with it?
- What is it about other social networking Web sites that they like
better?
It's not always love at first tweet, though. Many of them are doing it
grudgingly, perhaps because a friend pressures them or a teacher or boss makes
them try the 140-character microblogging site.
So when these youngsters finally Tweet, it’s not always pretty.
But while some students plan to use Twitter only for the short-term and then ditch it down the road, she tracked down experts who say the trend in social networking is that once people being to use it they get hooked.
She might think she won't tweet again, but social networking expert David
Silver predicts she'll change her mind.
"Every semester, Twitter is the one technology that students are most
resistant to," says Silver, a media studies professor at the University of San
Francisco, where he regularly teaches a class on how to use various Internet
applications. "But it's also the one they end up using the most.”
Irvine also explored practical ways that educators are using Twitter for class and work.
Certain professors use Twitter as an on-going line of communication geared toward students who are too shy to raise their hand in class. And some students use Twitter to notify professors they cannot make it to class, or ask questions about homework and tests.
College admissions offices that hope to promote the school’s image are also marketing Twitter to prospective students by offering to waive application fees.
And young people who are hoping to land their first job or a big promotion should follow the company they want to work for on Twitter, she reported.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Boston Herald Picks Up Tim's Story
The Boston Herald picked up Tim's story today about electric vehicles that recharge in 90 seconds, and ABC News linked to it. The story was originally published in The Washington Times.
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