Passion is one thing; abuse is another. I’ve been reading a lot about how to “break in” to certain industries, namely the writing and journalism business. Many of these “How to land a job in…” keep emphasizing that job seekers should be willing to work long ours for modest pay. While I’m not advocating slacking [...]
I’m a bit perturbed about James Chartrand’s recent post over at Men With Pens about abandoning a blogging schedule, not least because she advocated only writing meaningful things while simultaneously appearing as if she just threw her post together. I’m gonna be upfront with you all – I just whipped up this post. But most of the time, I leave my writing to marinate before posting.
Maria Popova over at Brainpickings wrote up an insightful post on what she terms “churnalism” has done for media in general and why SOPA exists today.
This is the infernal question many a journalist must ask whenever they get a tip or overhear a conversation in the bathroom stalls of The Caucus Room.
I’m a nut for organizing and efficiency. That’s why when I started doing online campaigns and multimedia projects, I consulted the oracle, Google, frequently to figure out ways to organize my brain around these big and small projects. Although these resources are typically used for web content development, they are easily adapted for your multimedia [...]
My avid advocation for interdisciplinary studies is very well-know…to my friends. It’s really a problem I’ve personally dealt with and have come up against when deciding what job I want to have. You see, I’m neither right nor left-brained; I’m smack dab in the middle of the Type A and Type B personality; I am [...]
Later today Poynter is hosting a live chat with Chrys Wu of Ricochet to talk about what skills journalists need to engage audiences. Listen, no disrespect at all to Ms. Wu, but journos, you already know how to engage people! You supposedly do it everyday when you cultivate sources, walk the beat, and dig for [...]
You’ve finished writing your story and you’ve had this great image bubbling in your mind that would perfect to illustrate it. The story didn’t really call for photos, but an infographic would be the perfect touch. What tools do you need to create that graphic in a near flash? Read on to find out!
Our worlds are converging and collapsing together: social media gurus and journalists need to learn from each other on how to be better online. So here’s the first part of a very-multi-part series (unknown number of parts, in other words). 1. How to tell a story Facebook, twitter, what.evr aren’t just for promoting brands. The [...]
Google Analytics displayed a queer stat the other today – one person got to my site by typing in “journalism lies.” Interesting that, since I have been thinking about that same notion. Touring around DC, I often walk past the Newseum and roll my eyes at the gargantuan screen print of the first amendment hanging [...]
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