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In the midst of a good article for student journalists about the perils of “e-reporting,” Mike Heistand of the Student Press Law Center notes the following:
Despite its growing popularity, some veteran journalists scoff at interviews and research conducted entirely by “e-reporting,” arguing — I think somewhat persuasively — that email and other forms […]
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e-reporting: the good, the bad and the ugly
An ultimate(?) online journalism list
UPDATED AGAIN: Added a few from comments, and reorganized Twitter higher up the list.
Okay, so this has probably been attempted before, but I’m working through some notes for upcoming conferences, and just wanted to post this list here for additions and comments. Here’s what I’ve got so far as far as potential areas for online […]
Editors: Stop letting reporters go without online content!
Image via WikipediaA Twitter conversation with Tim Magaw of the Daily Kent Stater:
timmagaw: Training week for the Daily Kent Stater starts tomorrow. What’s one thing every college journalist should know?
CICM: How to move beyond their print-based paradigm.
timmagaw: We tell them that all the time. It’s easy to talk the talk. It’s more difficult […]
ICM Discussion: print and college newspapers
Image via WikipediaEditor’s Note: Last week, I chatted with Dan Reimold, college media scholar currently servin as a Fulbright Scholar in Singapore (read more of his bio here), about the current strength of the college newspaper print product. Our discussion was prompted by an earlier post Dan wrote on his weblog College Media Matters. What […]
Wash, rinse, repeat
Mindy McAdams writes about something I’ve been thinking recently:
No one learns how to do anything by sitting in a classroom and listening to a teacher. That might be a great way to get started — but the real learning is going to happen somewhere else.
That’s the summary of her post, in which she makes the […]
Multimedia pay scales for college media
Image via WikipediaAn interesting discussion popped up on the CMA listserv this week about pay for multimedia work. Some college newspapers, for instance, pay reporters a certain amount per story. They pay photographers per assignment or per photo.
So how does that structure translate to multimedia. Jim Killam, adviser for the Northern Star at NIU shared […]
Trends you haven’t heard of
Alfred Hermida was one of the people who got into a session I wish I’d been able to go to: Top 10 tech trends you’ve never heard of. By the time I got to the session, there were people standing five deep in the doorway and sitting in the aisles, so I backed out and […]
NCAA’s blogging policy in the news again - rant
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John Robinson points to the latest heavy-handed application of the NCAA’s Blogging Policy.
The Wiz of Odds blog notes:
Reporters at Kirk Ferentz’s news conference Tuesday were handed a surprise by Iowa officials: A notice detailing conditions and limitations of the NCAA Blogging Policy.
That policy, which also gives the host […]
Where will the innovation come from this year?
Today (Monday, Aug. 25) marks the first day of school at Eastern Illinois, and therefore the first real issue of the Daily Eastern News.
The beginning of a new school year means new opportunities to try stuff and experiment with innovative storytelling methods.
So I’m curious to see what comes out this year around the nation. I’m […]
What J-Schools are doing
Image via Wikipedia Mindy McAdams ponders how far j-schools are moving with integrating new media skills into their curricula.
What is your j-school doing? Not not doing, but doing. My department had a meeting yesterday and resolved to form three results-focused subcommittees and move ahead rapidly, this semester, on curriculum reform. Overdue, yes. But for the […]
