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Newspapers matter

Posted by damon kiesow

If there is one things newspapers do not do well - it is telling their own stories. Newspapers, or at least local journalism does matter to people and is an integral part of most local communities.
The Telegraph is launching a bit of a public awareness campaign to talk about some of the things the paper [...]

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2009: Year of the Beta

Posted by damon kiesow

Well OK, online pretty much every year is a ‘beta test’ but for the Telegraph 2009 will be especially so.
We have a number of major projects on the horizon - including a complete replacement of both our print and Web content management systems. That transition, which is planned for late summer, will require us to [...]

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Preparing for a post-AP era

Posted by damon kiesow

Given the shrinking news hole many of us are experiencing, we are using less and less AP content, and paying more and more for the privilege. The Telegraph recently moved from a four-section to a two-section format, loaded with local news in the front section. As a result, we are now using only the top two or three world/nation stories of the day, along with a package of briefs.

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A response to the web poll “hacking”

Posted by damon kiesow

This email was received in response to the Telegraph’s inquiries into an unusual number of votes a recent online reader poll received from a single IP address in Austin, TX:
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From: J. Ryan Earl [mailto:ryan@********com]Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 6:46 PMTo: Michael BrindleySubject: Re: Nashua Telegraph Web poll
It is certainly about time you realized you had [...]

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AP Video Part II

Posted by damon kiesow

To follow up on my post last week - AP Video is now being promoted from the front page of our Web site.
No, the video player has not been fixed to be compatible with Macs, Firefox, Linux or in fact anything except Internet Explorer 6.0 and a Windows PC.

However, AP’s use agreement for the free [...]

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Almost an upgrade

Posted by damon kiesow

Well, we almost got our online Forums fixed today, but not quite. A planned upgrade of our content management system (Saxotech) was scheduled yesterday, postponed, then started this afternoon.
This afternoon as in Friday at 1pm prior to a 3-day holiday weekend. Any project managers or engineers out there will be laughing already.
So, the upgrade almost [...]

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AP Video on the site

Posted by damon kiesow

Another new feature on the Web site today - AP video news: AP Video @ The Telegraph
We have had access to this service for a few months, but have been reluctant to promote it due to potential compatibility issues with many web browsers.
AP Video is a major collaboration with Microsoft, which provides the video [...]

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