In the News

This week’s column

Dave Olson — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:01:51 +0000

This week’s column focuses on last week’s Peabody fire, and how the paper is using new tools to report the news…

Picture of the day

Dave Olson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:51:31 +0000

I hope you who saw the excellent news photo on Page 2 of today’s paper (“Truck catches fire in front of court”).

The photo, which captured a car fire in front of the Salem District Court, was the work of alert Salem News reader Greg Nowak, who works in the building across the street. The photo caption didn’t mention his name, but he definitely deserves credit for the shot.

The Salem News is always looking for news photos or video from readers. If you think you have a good shot, don’t hesitate to get in touch with photo chief Mark Lorenz or metro editor Ben Adelman. We’ll make sure you get credit for your work.

Student-Athlete Awards

Dave Olson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:23:16 +0000

It’s been almost a week since The Salem News named its student-athlete of the year (congratulations, Courtney Colantuno), and our special Web section on the event is still getting a lot of traffic.

The interest is encouraging because it brings attention to a group of high schoolers who could teach us all a few things about focus, determination and simple, common decency.

There’s another group that deserves attention, though — the photo, Web and design staffers who brought the section to life, both in print and on the Web.

For a much better explanation of the process than I could give, check out Dan Ryan’s entry on our photo blog here.