March 17, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I love to talk about content management systems (CMS) because they are wonderful tools to help you communicate. But CMS is kind of like a hat. You like using it because it helps you. But everyone likes a different style. There are all kinds of styles of CMS. Many businesses use one to manage the [...]
March 6, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’ve never attended a DrupalCon before… and I have to say, it’s fantastic to talk to people and learn about what’s going on with this open source CMS. But the best things I’ve learned have come from side conversations and small unofficial sessions called Birds of a Feather or BoFs. I’ve been able to meet [...]
March 5, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
As I get deeper into the fun of DrupalCon, I realize I should start a talk about content management systems. A small one broke out on my Facebook page yesterday when my brother-in-law talked about how his newsroom (The Sporting News) is having a challenging time moving content into Drupal. I think almost all newsrooms [...]
March 4, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I got to sit in a session where we’re learned about how newsrooms are using Drupal in varying ways. In a discussion called “Drupal in the Newsroom,” representatives from NY Observer (Tom McGeveran), Mother Jones (Nick Aster), and a representative from The McClatchy Company (I’m working on the name since I ran out of [...]
Posted by Jen Reeves
I have no clue how to code — I know how to hack into code and fix things the way I want them… But I attended a gentle introduction session at the start of DrupalCon in Washington, DC. We started out with terminology so I don’t feel so stupid. Addison Berry presented the first session [...]
March 3, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I just got into DC to attend this week’s DrupalCon. I’m pretty excited but also a bit overwhelmed. I’m not really a coder, but I want to be friends with one or ten. I’d love their thoughts on my experiences on projects I’m working on. I’m not really able to post much tonight, but hopefully [...]
December 17, 2008
Posted by Jen Reeves
In my ongoing quest to help find ways to assist local newsrooms in saving money and continuing good journalism, I’m trying to take full advantage of my time as a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow. So far I was able to complete a major collaborative effort between four newsrooms on election night and three newsrooms leading [...]
October 13, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
I have a tendency to work on a lot of things at the same time. Most of the time I can keep track of it all. But as I’ve added more and more technology into my workflow, I’ve found I spend more and more time training. My experience isn’t that much different [...]
