I rushed to my office and dropped my bags while I tried to find the key to the door. I sighed audibly as I pushed the door open with my rain-soaked shoe. I wasn't prepared for the morning downpour, and my shoes were ruined. I sighed loudly again as I dumped my bags and travel mug on my desk and started up my computer. Waking up late and ridiculous … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Anonymous Sources
It seems almost inevitable. At some point during your journalism career you will receive information from a source that wants to remain anonymous. Sometimes the information provided anonymously is of critical importance and there seems to be no other way to get it. Sometimes the safety of the source is in jeopardy if they are tied to the … [Read more...]
What You Told Me About #EditorTherapy
Thank you! I asked you for feedback about #EditorTherapy and you provided it via the first #EditorTherapy survey. I appreciate your feedback so much and will use it immediately to improve #EditorTherapy chat. In case you haven’t heard of it, Editor Therapy is a place student editors can come to get answers to their most pressing student media … [Read more...]
Managing Journalists Without Making Enemies of Them
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but, if you use too much honey, people aren't going to listen to you. Being a successful student editor is all about striking the balance between honey and vinegar. That was the message Miranda Andrade-Ceja gave a group of student media editors gathered for her presentation “Managing … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Attracting Advertisers
I’ve never heard of the student media outlet that sells so much advertising that it just has too much money. Instead, most student media officials say their pubs produce less advertising revenue than ever before and the amount seems to decrease annually. The need for more revenue is the reason I invited my friend, Piper Jackson-Sevy, to be a … [Read more...]
February #EditorTherapy Schedule
I've been a little lax with the #EditorTherapy schedule since the beginning of the year, mostly because there's just been so much going on. We've had an abundance of breaking news on college campuses of the level that it's also receiving national news coverage. That's a complex way of saying that student media have covered some huge stories in … [Read more...]
December #EditorTherapy Schedule
Finals soon will be complete and it will be time for us all to take a break. It's the season of friends, family, food, and festivities, which means we'll have a slightly altered #EditorTherapy schedule until the second week of January. The following is the #EditorTherapy schedule for December, complete with information about this month’s … [Read more...]