These are slides for my presentation on interactive databases for the Press Development Institute-Siberia, Dec. 3, 2009. Read my Newspaper Next report on interactive databases: http://bit.ly/d1D1GP
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Database Presentation for Siberian Journalists
1. Become the Answer SourceDatabases help news organizationsbuild audience & generate revenue Steve Buttry, Gazette Communications Press Development Institute-Siberia 3 December 2009 steve.buttry@gazcomm.com, @stevebuttry on Twitter Slideshare.net/stevebuttry
29. Mega-jobs for everyone For businesses: “Help me get considered when a customer is about to make a choice.” For consumers: “Help me make good spending decisions.”
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37. Consider whether a database can tell a continuing story or place daily stories in context
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45. Don’t do all the work yourself Burlington Times-News in North Carolina includes invitation to post events in the calendar in staff members’ email signatures.
46. Databases help with mega jobs Mega-job: “Help me get answers about my community”