Innovation in College Media

There was a time when I’d get upset at reporters and columnists who responded to comments on our news site. My rationale: It was unprofessional and nonobjective. But that was before I understood that the Web is a two-way conversation.

If done appropriately, reporters and columnists can use comments as a means of building credibility instead of . . . → Read More: Don’t be afraid to let your staff leave comments

A couple of months ago, I was interviewed by Kathleen Sullivan for the NextNewsroom project, which is trying to help design the Duke Chronicle’s new campus office. Click here to read the interview.

BTW, the NextNewsroom Project will be hosting a conference at Duke April 3-4. I plan to be in attendance. Check the NN homepage for . . . → Read More: NextNewsroom interview

In the spirit of Juan Antonio Giner’s “Real Newsrooms” series (here’s one from the Daily Texan), I try to take a photo of the newsrooms I find as I do workshops or consulting. This month, I managed to catch two newsrooms. Here’s the newsroom for Student Life at Washington U. in St. Louis (you can see . . . → Read More: Real Newsrooms: The Simpsonian; Student Life