Alizah Salario

Yes, I know its Sunday, but I simply couldn’t wait to share info on some exciting new sites. Remember there’s more out there than Facebook and Twitter.

1) The Atlantic’s new opinions aggregate, The Atlantic Wire, launches this week. The site chooses 50 of the most influential thinkers and opinions writers who shape our thinking and foster public debate. Join the conversation.

2) A new way to search: Google fast flip allows users to search multiple magazine sites for a specific topic. Pages virtually flip from one article to the next. A quicker, more efficient way to scan a variety of sources.Great for indulging my celebrity obsessions and Internet ADHD.

3) I’m also loving the NY Time’s new  Visual Journalism blog. Incredible photographs and video from some top notch journalists.  Taking visual journalism to the next level.

Bonus: My new television obsession,  Glee.  Its sooo New Trier Forensics team circa the late 90’s. In the pilot there’s an acapella version of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing and a main character who posts a weekly MySpace video of her musical theater performances. What’s not to love?

This week in words and pictures:

1. The entire Columbia J-school class of 2010 standing on the steps of the Journalism school. Perhaps you can catch my frizzy hair somewhere in there.   J-school photo
2. After three intense weeks of photo and audio training, I produced my first audio slideshow. Final cut pro and SLR cameras are now on my know how to list. It’s not quite NPR or NYT material, but for a girl who doesn’t deal with programs beyond Microsoft word I’d say its not too shabby. My audio slideshow
3. “Who are you to play God?” Disturbing events at a New Orleans hospital in the wake of Katrina. A great example of long term investigative reporting.  Uncovering Katrina
4. Just for fun! Six-word memoirs. A great site for poets and wordsmiths. I liked the love ones, naturally. “Take me for what I am” and “I’ll know when my love comes” and “There’s a place for us, somewhere…” Okay, I’ll stop.  Smithmag