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Moving into the terrifying new something

Mandy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:08 +0000

I'm leaving the Huffington Post to take on a challenge that's so different from anything I've ever done, I want to start breathing into a paper bag just thinking about it. I need to get back to learning and challenging myself - and I think this next step is just what I need to grow as a journalist. [...]

Lessons to be learned from TBD: International Edition

Mandy — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:18:39 +0000

During my professional sabbatical in the month of April, I had the opportunity to travel to Moscow, Russia to talk with Eurasian journalists about community engagement.

This is my name in Cyrillic!

On April 22-24, the New Eurasia Media Program held its annual International Conference, where I, along with other journalists and bloggers from around the world, shared [...]

Farewell, TBD: It was good while it lasted

Mandy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:40:40 +0000

Today is my last day at TBD – so you’ll have to forgive a little bit of sappiness. I’m one of the last eliminated employees to depart and sticking around to watch everyone leave has been something of an emotional roller coaster.

The early days here, around when TBD launched, will always be a treasured bright spot in [...]

Four key things TBD did right

Mandy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:33:36 +0000

Despite how it all ended, there are positive lessons to be gleaned from TBD's build, launch and brief life. Here's a few things I hope other news orgs won't shy away from trying in the future [...]

TBD to eliminate most staffers, including yours truly

Mandy — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:36:51 +0000

I don't really know what my next step will be in the world post-TBD, but I ask that you keep me and my soon-to-be-unemployed colleagues in your thoughts [...]

Chatting live with Poynter today

Mandy — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:43:21 +0000

I’ll be chatting with Joe Grimm and the good folks at the Poynter Institute at 3 p.m. ET today about the role of the social media editor in the newsroom. I expect to get questions about what I do and possibly some inquiries into what’s going on at TBD.

If you’ll be around, hop on to the chat [...]

First try at using Xtranormal for news at TBD

Mandy — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:34:11 +0000

In an experiment, I tried Xtranormal's animation tools to build a cartoon re-enactment of an FBI indictment transcript for TBD. [...]

TBD’s future is TBD, but then again, it always has been

Mandy — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:07:47 +0000

On Feb. 9, it was announced that the management of TBD would be taken over by WJLA. This led to a Washington Post story declaring the site dead, lots of insistence we had failed and a tremendous outpouring of support from fans and friends. [...]

How TBD’s election day experiments turned out

Mandy — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:52:32 +0000

As promised, I’m reporting back on TBD’s election day experiments.

The Voting Issues Crowdmap seemed to be successful. We had a lot fewer reports than in the primaries, but considering D.C. turnout was lower and there were fewer issues reported overall, I’d say that’s accurate. We got 20 accepted reports in and some were very intriguing. Take [...]