strong>TAKEAWAY: Our contdown to the Power of the Tablet conference at Poynter (June 14-15) continues with Reed Reibstein providing us links of interest to get us thinking tablets. Today: the iPad and newspapers
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As we approach Poynter’s The Power of the Tablet conference, I turn over the blog to our Garcia Media intern Reed Reibstein, who will also be blogging live from the conference. Reed’s idea is to “warm up” to the conference with daily postings of essential articles that will help everyone understand the tablet as a new journalistic platform.
Countdown to the Conference: 5 days to go
Illustration courtesy of Joe Zeff Design
Newspapers and the iPad
Blogging before the iPad was released, Joe Zeff examined the unique situation of newspapers on the tablet. Pointing out the differences between news on paper, mobile devices, the web, and the tablet, he found the tablet edition’s selling points to be graphic design and intuitive navigation. In the months since the iPad’s launch, most newspapers have created apps that bring their full range of content to the device, but Zeff advised that the most effective apps will deliver rich, interactive content with a limited subject. The only newspaper apps I know of within this mold are by The Guardian and New York Post, which both launched specialized photography apps; time will tell as to which approach works best.
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