The honking is driving me crazy. When we moved into our home in Pelham, N.Y., two years ago, we knew … More
Author: dsjoachim
Think the Last 10 Years Have Disrupted Journalism? Wait Till You See the Next 10
Photo via Pixabay I have a way of looking at time that may seem strange. For example, if you tell … More
Enhancing Coverage of a Half-Marathon Charity Event Using Drone Video
The Pelham (N.Y.) Half Marathon and 10K is an annual charity event, held over Thanksgiving weekend, that has grown from … More
Mind-Blowing: Using Brainwave Measurement for News Reporting
We’ve all seen the brain-scan images that are supposed to tell us something about which parts of our brain are … More
Beep Beeeeeeeep!!! Using the SparkFun Sound Detector to Test a Traffic Theory
I haven’t been in local journalism since the mid-1990s, when I left Newsday to join a national tech magazine. Ever … More
How It Feels to Be the ‘Enemy of the People’: A 360 Video Proposal
Other presidents — all presidents, in fact — have grumbled aloud about their treatment by the journalists who cover them. … More
News in 3D: Transporting Audiences Using Reality-Capture Technology
This reality-capture stuff is trippy. Using the Trnio app, I made a 3D model of a municipal garbage can on … More
360 Video to Tell a Business Story? Let Me Count the Ways
Photo via Pexels At this stage in my career I’m not about to do a 180 and specialize in 360. … More
That Time My Kids Learned New Curse Words, Thanks to Unity
Unity just kicked my ass. Professor Pacheco’s tutorial video had made it all look so easy. And for … More
The News Innovator’s Dilemma: Automation Shows We’re Learning
The news industry overall isn’t known for its forward thinking. We let a little bully named Craigslist steal our lunch … More