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"The core unifying quality Royal found among the staff wasn’t a specific programming skill or even a set of those skills. It was passion. Curiosity. Enjoyment of the work and openness to new processes and approaches. " - M. Garber for Nieman Journalism Lab (reviewing Royal's study) A recent study released by Cindy Royal, assistant professor of journalism at Texas State University, revealed how the New York Times aims to continue providing enagaging online content to its readers. The idea? Instead of hiring people ...
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As the big hourglass would have it, you've been born a journalist in an era of uncertainty. The faltering of some major institutions -- from banks to auto companies to mass media organizations -- has resulted in a contraction of the workforce and a subsequent scarcity of industry employment. Fortunately, writers and news-gatherers can't be replaced by machines (yet), and society's insatiable demand for good journalism will likely never cease. For every Old Gray Lady lurching toward the grave, there are dozens of fresh and eager professional/citizen/student/digital journalists innovating their way to success. Here are some options for recent and ...
Posted on 31 May 2010
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Posted on 21 May 2010
“The core unifying quality Royal found among the staff wasn’t a specific programming skill or even a set of those skills. It was passion. Curiosity. Enjoyment of the work and openness to new processes and approaches. ” – M. Garber for [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 19 May 2010
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Posted on 23 April 2010
For every Old Gray Lady lurching toward the grave, there are dozens of fresh and eager professional/citizen/student/digital journalists innovating their way to success. Here are some options for recent and soon-to-be journalism grads. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 March 2010
Here's a great site for finding "free" and legal audio to accompany any multimedia project. "Free music is music that is not managed by performance rights organizations (PRS, ASCAP, SOCAN, BMI, BUMA, JASRAC...). Continue Reading
Posted on 19 February 2010
The minds behind CoPress, the first organization to offer a viable option for college newspapers looking to go online without corporate control (or, "hack the future of journalism," as they put it) discuss the recent announcement that they'll be halting operations next month. Continue Reading