The average person spends half of every day at work. If you're a journalist, I'm willing to bet you spend more time than that work. Finding happiness in our work is important because we spend so much time in our workplaces, performing work-related functions. People who are happier at work have greater job satisfaction, making them more committed … [Read more...]
Fast and Fair: How Long Should Journalists Wait for Comment?
You wake up to a message from your university's emergency alert system telling you there was an attempted sexual assault on campus overnight. It's a message no student wants to receive because of the questions and emotions that come with such an alert. For you, a student journalist, there is another layer of emotion and an adrenaline rush that … [Read more...]
Do You Have Your New Stylebook Yet?
Perhaps the only thing more wonderful than getting a new book is when that new book is an AP Stylebook. As much as I enjoy getting my new Stylebook each year, I don't always love the changed entries. The over/under change in 2014, for example, sent me into a tizzy. It also seems like we just get used to a rule and it changes. This year's … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Creating a Positive Newsroom Culture
The majority of leaders believe that a positive company culture is important for an organization to thrive. Positive workplace cultures have been tied to greater creativity, productivity and employee loyalty, just to name a few benefits. Many of us have worked in positive and negative organizational cultures, and I’m sure we’d agree that … [Read more...]
Bringing Talent Into Your Newsroom
I've never met a journalist who thinks there are too many people in the newsroom. Most journalists say there is more work to go around than there are people to do it. Online reporting, the 24-hour news cycle and budget/staffing cuts have simply added to the pressure of being a journalist. College newsrooms are no different. We always need more … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Creation of the Dirty John Podcast
Christopher Goffard has written a couple thousand stories throughout his journalistic career of more than two decades. He said he's probably really proud of a handful of them, but the Dirty John podcast has gotten more attention than any of his previous work. Goffard, a journalist with the Los Angeles Times, spoke during the recent Associated … [Read more...]
Schieffer Bestows Students with Career Advice
Be on time, answer the phone when it rings and make a career out of something you have fun doing. These are the three rules long-time broadcast journalist Bob Schieffer gave college journalists attending the annual National College Media Convention last week in Dallas. It's important for student journalists to learn to be on time because … [Read more...]