There are three challenges in using social media content for reporting, as Storyful’s Mark Little has written: finding it, verifying it, and figuring out the best way to publish it. In breaking news situations, reporters often rely on text… Read more
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What makes a good online portfolio?
Poynter. » Ask the Recruiter15 May 2012 | 5:30 amIn this week’s career chat, Marc Samson talked about Pressfolios, a new Web application that helps journalists build and manage an online portfolio of their news stories. Samson, who is Pressfolio’s co-founder, talked about how journalists can benefit… Read more -
How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
Poynter.16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
Poynter.16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
Poynter.16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more
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Geofeedia helps journalists locate real-time photos, tweets where news breaks
14 May 2012 | 6:02 amThere are three challenges in using social media content for reporting, as Storyful’s Mark Little has written: finding it, verifying it, and figuring out the best way to publish it. In breaking news situations, reporters often rely on text… Read more -
New York Times takes next step to increase digital subscribers by launching a new ad campaign
8 May 2012 | 11:13 amSince The New York Times launched its metered paywall last March, about 472,000 people have become digital subscribers. The Times saw a 73 percent gain in circulation over the past six months, according to the latest Audit Bureau… Read more -
How some alt-weeklies are innovating their way out of a crisis
3 May 2012 | 7:58 amMaybe it’s because their revenue streams are small compared to dailies, maybe it’s because many of them focus on entertainment content, but for whatever reason, alternative weeklies don’t come up much in discussions of innovation. But these free tabloids, which… Read more -
Dylan Byers, Jack Shafer explain reporting behind new Watergate claims
2 May 2012 | 5:58 amAn excerpt from Jeff Himmelman’s forthcoming biography of former Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee stirred controversy earlier this week, prompting new questions about the Post’s Watergate coverage. The biography reveals that Bradlee feared Bob Woodward had embellished certain details… Read more -
Essence magazine ‘must show that it is authentically black enough for us’ after white managing editor removed
26 Apr 2012 | 2:39 pmEssence Magazine is perhaps one of the strongest brands in the country when it comes to knowing how to target African-American women. But that brand has come under fire, most recently after racially insensitive posts were discovered on its managing… Read more
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Poynter. » Ask the Recruiter
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What makes a good online portfolio?
15 May 2012 | 5:30 amIn this week’s career chat, Marc Samson talked about Pressfolios, a new Web application that helps journalists build and manage an online portfolio of their news stories. Samson, who is Pressfolio’s co-founder, talked about how journalists can benefit… Read more -
What skills do journalists need to work for niche sites?
1 May 2012 | 5:30 amIn this week’s career chat, we talked with Everett J. Mitchell II, managing editor of The Medicare NewsGroup. The site features original and curated content that’s aimed at journalists covering Medicare. … Read more -
How to effectively recruit, hire for diversity in newsrooms
17 Apr 2012 | 5:30 amRecently, Beijing-based journalist Debra Bruno wrote a column describing how the search for diverse job candidates turned her into “a Facebook stalker” when she worked at Roll Call. When she ran the site’s internship program, she was told… Read more -
What are the opportunities, challenges for business & tech reporters?
3 Apr 2012 | 5:30 amIn this week’s career chat, we talked with Wade Roush, chief correspondent at Xconomy, and editor of Xconomy San Francisco. Xconomy, a site that covers tech trends and companies, has reporters in Boston, Detroit, New York, San Diego,… Read more -
What opportunities are there at nonprofit news sites?
19 Mar 2012 | 11:01 pmIn this week’s career chat, we talked with Lila LaHood, director of operations and development at SF Public Press, an independent nonprofit that focuses on in-depth news. LaHood has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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Poynter. » Biz Blog
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Christian Science Monitor sees traffic, revenues rising after 3 years of Web-first strategy
2 May 2012 | 6:36 amThree years ago, the Christian Science Monitor began a jump-in-the-deep-end version of digital transformation. The Monitor killed its five-day-a-week print edition, started a weekly magazine version and shifted daily operations entirely to the Web. A protracted period, most of… Read more -
New circulation numbers likely to show Sunday strength, impact of paid digital
30 Apr 2012 | 2:25 pmWhen the Audit Bureau of Circulations releases six-month newspaper circulation totals Tuesday, it will be the first opportunity in 18 months to make valid apples-to-apples comparisons. A complicated set of new rules was put in place, beginning September… Read more -
Business troubles show signs of deepening despite strong 1st quarter at New York Times Company
19 Apr 2012 | 3:11 pmThe New York Times Co. deserves to pat itself on the back, as executives did today in announcing first quarter results, for the first anniversary of its well-planned and superbly executed digital pay plan. The New York Times now has 454,000… Read more -
Media General continues to struggle with print revenue losses, debt restructuring
18 Apr 2012 | 3:57 pmMedia General reported first quarter results today with big continuing problems outweighing a strong performance by its broadcast unit. CEO Marshall Morton said in a conference call with investors that plans to sell all or most of its newspapers… Read more -
Gannett’s poor 1st quarter results bode ill for newspapers in 2012
17 Apr 2012 | 5:52 amGannett is the first newspaper organization to report earnings this year, but the results were not appreciably better than the bleak patterns of 2011. Print advertising continues to fall — 8.3 percent compared to the same period a year… Read more
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Poynter. » Visual Voice
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5 types of photos that make for strong photo essays, audio slideshows
30 Apr 2012 | 11:54 amIn photography’s equivalent of the after-life, “no one can hear you scream.” At least let’s hope that’s the case because, if not, W. Eugene Smith – the 20th century’s master of the photo story — would be creating a… Read more -
Why contests need to do a better job of recognizing changes in multimedia journalism
10 Apr 2012 | 6:00 amI recently had the privilege of serving as a juror for the World Press Photo’s multimedia contest in Amsterdam. This was, by far, one of the most organized contests I’ve attended. (For eight years I oversaw judging for the… Read more -
How Super Tuesday election maps could be improved
5 Mar 2012 | 11:01 pm‘Tis the season for election maps. Big ones, small ones. Red ones, blue ones. They’re out there, despite the fact that big maps of the U.S. don’t really come into play until it’s time to tally electoral votes in… Read more -
4 reasons the Sunday front page now looks a lot like the Monday front page
17 Oct 2011 | 9:21 amWhere are all of the truly great Sunday, front page designs in the U.S. these days? As I do my daily run through the Newseum’s collection of front pages, Sunday looks a lot like Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. “Papers… Read more -
People are tired of bad infographics, so make good ones
14 Oct 2011 | 1:45 pmSmashing Magazine | Gizmodo | How Interactive Design The Internet fell in love with giant infographics for a while, but now a backlash is building. Jesus Diaz at Gizmodo pleads with us all to “Stop Already With [Freaking] Infographics“:… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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How tiny Silverton, Colo., saved its newspaper
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pm“Today” Silverton, Colo., has a population of 637 in the last census, but it didn’t let its newspaper die, Bob Dotson reports on “Today.” The San Juan County Historical Society agreed in 2009 to become publisher of the Silverton… Read more -
Stearns: Journalism needs more foresight than hindsight
16 May 2012 | 11:11 amFree Press’ Josh Stearns worries about “hindsight journalism” and proposes instead: “We need a journalism of exploration and investigation, a journalism not afraid to wander or to fail. For in those forays into the wild, the complex, the unknown,… Read more -
John Derbyshire finds new home for columns
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more -
Valérie Trierweiler, France’s new first lady, is a journalist
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amThe New York Times Maïa de la Baume profiles Valérie Trierweiler, whose partner, François Hollande, was just elected president of France. Trierweiler (her last name will henceforth serve as a useful shibboleth for sorting out who was paying attention… Read more -
Kramer’s USA Today: Content everywhere, expanded, low-cost sports
16 May 2012 | 8:44 amThe Washington Post | MarketWatch New USA Today president and publisher Larry Kramer lays out some of his vision for the paper to the Post’s Steven Mufson: “unique voices,” bloggers that matter, investigative reporting, being “uber strong in… Read more
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Poynter. » Writing Tools
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What journalists, prose writers can learn from poetry
3 May 2012 | 5:30 amI have been reading more poetry lately, and not just because April was National Poetry Month. For reasons I can’t explain, I have not found poetry; rather it has re-discovered me. Perhaps the re-connection was a natural result of my… Read more -
How to make your writing stronger by mixing ‘hard’ & ‘soft’ words
2 May 2012 | 10:18 amIn January 1967, I began my first serious study of poetry under the tutelage of a brilliant young professor named Rene Fortin. The poetry was 20th century, described as Modern, and took us from William Carlos Williams to Sylvia Plath.… Read more -
What can writers do to build the public’s trust in the media?
19 Apr 2012 | 5:30 amMy friend Jay Rosen has posted another useful essay on his blog Pressthink and asks provocative questions with important implications for every writer. Rosen begins with a graphic that shows the steady decline in news media credibility… Read more -
What makes a story have staying power?
12 Apr 2012 | 5:30 amI assume that the Sept. 11 attacks will have an effect on people for decades to come. I often associate this effect with the assassination of JFK, another story that keeps evolving. And now, once again, on the 100th anniversary… Read more -
How The New York Times invented disaster coverage with Titanic sinking
9 Apr 2012 | 6:24 amDoes it feel as if we’ve had more than our share of disasters in the last five years? Make a list: earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes galore. Tractor trailers flipped into the air like Styrofoam. Don’t forget the man-made varieties: oil spill… Read more
