As editorial page editor for the York (Pennsylvania) Daily Record, a big part of my job is to read, edit and print letters to the editor. Sometimes, though, letters leave me scratching my head in confusion. See if you can identify the problem with the following letter we received via email July
‘I going 2 add condiments artist 2 my resume,’ the YDR’s Samantha Dellinger wrote in a post. ‘I drew U.S. with ketchup/mustard. I hav a fun job … ‘ Sam is a perennial award winner in journalism competition, spurred, in part, by the fun way she goes about her work
A recent visit from the middle school librarian from Dallastown offered an interesting moment of insight for many of us at the York Daily Record. Jen Hendry, through the Educator In The Workplace program, spent three days in the newsroom, the Advertising department and the Audience Development department. In short,
FlipSidePA received a little bit of a home page makeover last week to create a better user experience. Instead of a topical breakdown on the home page, we’ve created a “river” of entertainment news (with much help from Keith Hartman and Brad Jennings), highlighting the most recent news and features
The earliest known copy of Die York Gazette is dated May 20, 1796, No. 14. If you back up 14 weeks – assuming weekly publication – that means the German-language newspaper started in early 1796. Longtime Gazette & Daily owner J.W. Gitt maintained the newspaper, forerunner to his publication and
Around York County: Stories are everywhere … . When YDR journos are out in the public, we see stories everywhere. Here’s one from an invite for a staff member to present at a lively community organization. Ninety-something-year-old drummer Eugene Budesheim taps away at a Dallastown Golden Agers’ gathering, where he
Ice cream cake for new and departing Teen Takeover students. pic.twitter.com/2CA5vw3LDS — Ed Mahon (@edmahonreporter) June 11, 2015 Another Teen Takeover season is in the books. But the team of high school journalists who train with York, Pa. Daily Record staff members and then submit their stories and photos for
Nine more journalists joined Digital First Media’s peer-support efforts at a seminar June 3 in Pittsfield, Mass. led by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma’s Bruce Shapiro and Elana Newman. The seminar came a few weeks after a similar workshop at the York Daily Record attended by 15 journalists
I went to the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Philadelphia last week. Here are eight things I learned or remembered. 1. There are many cool ways of telling stories with Tableau Public. #IRE15 #getexcited @vinfro pic.twitter.com/bufqNFBxzC — Ed Mahon (@edmahonreporter) June 4, 2015 I’ve used DataWrapper, Infogram and Fusion Tables.
The York Daily Record/Sunday News’ NewsVroom often rolls around York County or can be found engaging with folks at public events. Last week, a major Monday event at the York Daily Record/York Newspaper Co. required its presence in front of our 1891 Loucks Road plant. More about the big event