Archive for January, 2008
Even more links for student journalists
One of the new adds to my Google Reader is Pat Thornton’s The Journalism Iconoclast blog. Here are some great posts.
My advice for j-students who want to make a difference (and get a job)
Build a digital résumé and make yourself stand out
Summer reading list
Give your bloggers the tools to succeed
From me (shameless, I know):Top [...]
Montclair newspaper funding restored
An AP story (via Editor & Publisher) from this morning reported: Funding restored to N.J. college paper.
Here’s an except:
Montclair State University’s student government decided Wednesday to temporarily restore funding to the school’s weekly student newspaper, after its decision to freeze the paper’s funding a week ago was criticized as an attempt to stifle freedom [...]
Wednesday’s career advice from Poynter…and an NPR tidbit
Originally written: Jan. 30 at 10:23 P.M.
As I’ve said before, Poynter Online is a great resource for journalists. I read Joe Grimm’s “Ask the Recruiter” column every weekday and Colleen Eddy’s “Colleen on Careers” every week.
I found both of today’s editions particularly interesting and relevant to student journalists:
Ask the Recruiter - Starting a Professional Web [...]
Journalists aren’t just reporters
This is in response to Ducks go quack, quack, cows go moo — SOJo: Student of Online Journalism by Megan Taylor
I agree with Megan, Pat and Chris.
If someone says: “An online journalist or designer (also called a visual journalist) is somehow less of a journalist because…” that is ignorant and demonstrates a lack of understanding [...]
Links to other class blogs
Here is a list of links to the other student blogs from my CNJ 442 Online Journalism class:
dontcountyourchickensbeforetheyhatch.blogspot.comestablishthis.blogspot.com
heathercolvin.blogspot.com
kasperbroue.blogspot.com
kschmidt2.blogspot.commatthewmullin.blogspot.comnatyva00.blogspot.com
sandrahurtado.blogspot.com
Weigh in: Comment on the blogs to get conversations started.
Update, Jan. 31 at 10:08 P.M.: Per a suggestion by Anna Haynes in a comment, here is a Google Reader public page for the class.
