Writing for New Media

The Baltimore Sun is closing its Baltimore County bureau, but that doesn't mean it's only scaling back. MediaLife Magazine reports that the Sun will be launching a new Web site and free paper this spring, both aimed at attracting young readers:

The new paper, to be called b, and an associated web site, bthesite.com, will come out on April 14. It will be aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds, and it will be distributed during the week in special newspaper boxes and places like coffee shops and bars. It will carry news, sports, opinion pieces and information on local entertainment. ... The timing of the announcement of this new venture is surprising, given that the Tribune Co. said earlier this month that it would undergo a huge round of cost cuts, including cutting 400 to 500 jobs across the various newspapers it owns.

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If you want to see some good photos and slideshows, you don't have to go farther than the WashingtonPost.com. Three of their photographers have won awards for their work:

Jahi Chikwendiu won the White House News Photographers Award for Photographer of the Year for his work on several series, including "'Continuous War': Cluster Bombs in South Lebanon" and his photographs of D.C. public schools. The WashingtonPost.com gallery of photos for the cluster bombs story also won first place in the Photography and Audio (narrated) category.

Also picking up awards:

The photo gallery "Struggle in Mississippi Delta," produced by Whitney Shefte with photography by Carol Guzy, won first place for Best Use of Photography.

The story "Crisis in Darfur Expands," by Travis Fox and Brian Cordyack, won first place in the Multimedia Package category.

Labels: awards, photography, slideshow