Below are the slides from my presentation, From Start to Finish Online. I presented the session on the quickest, most effective way to get your student newspaper online at the 90th annual Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers National College Media Convention in Orlando, Fla. From Start to Finish Online View more … [Read more...]
News Changes
The state of journalism is changing. For the first time in history, more adults are getting news from online instead of traditional media. Some of the best practitioners and experts in online media met this week at the Online News Association's national conference in Boston. Unfortunately I was not among conference attendees. But my absence … [Read more...]
Work your Resume with an Online Portfolio
Gone are the days of simple ink and paper journalism. Your resume is no exception. Journalists in today’s job market need to display their multimedia reporting abilities through their resume and clips. Static paper is not the only or the best way to do this. Those entering the job market should have a paper resume and a digital … [Read more...]
Managing your 21st Century reputation
One of the first things potential employers do when considering a stack of resumes is Google the individuals the think have potential. Check out this post in The New York Times about cleaning up your online profile. Do you know what Google says about you? I certainly do. When I Google my name I find links to my professional blog, my LinkedIn … [Read more...]
My life as a virtual hoarder
There is an amazing feeling that comes with completing a task. Perhaps it is the rush of marking something off of the list, or it could be the anticipation of beginning the next task. The happiness may just be the result of productivity... if you've accomplished one thing, surely you can accomplish others. These positive feelings (whatever their … [Read more...]
A sad day for journalism
Cue the funeral music, it is a sad day in journalism history. Hearst abandoned the print edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, making it the first major metropolitan newspaper to go exclusively online. Prior to going online, the 146-year-old newspaper had a circulation of nearly 118,000. The newspaper also was the oldest business in Seattle, … [Read more...]