The death of Kobe Bryant is a global story because of his appeal to basketball fans everywhere, but for the Los Angeles Times, this was a very local story, as Bryant was the mega star player of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Here are some of the pages of the LA Times print edition honoring Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, who died with him in that horrific helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26.
Other front pages
Teaching Master Class today
Will engage in some long distance teaching today conducting a Master Class for the Interamerican Press Association (SIP).
This is a class conducted in Spanish for more than 170 journalists and designers from 17 countries. The organizers of the course use a program called Firestorm, and it is a virtual auditorium, complete with a giant screen and even a “library” section where the speaker can deposit additional documents that the participants can sample. For more information: http://www.institutosip.com
Start the year with The Story
A good read to start the year 2020: The full trilogy of The Story now available–3 books to guide you through a mobile first strategy. Whether you’re a reporter, editor, designer, publisher, corporate communicator, The Story is for you! https://amazon
Mario’s speaking engagements
March 13, 2020, National Media College Association, New York City, NY, USA
Keynote presentation at the National Media College Association Spring Convention.
March 27, 2020, New York Press Association (NYPA), Sarasota Springs, NY, USA
April 22, 2020, Newscamp 2020, Augsburg, Germany
https://medienkalender.bayern/event/newscamp-2020
April 26, 2020, INMA World Congress, Paris, France
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