Archive for March, 2008
SPJ region 3 conference update
COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s day two here at the SPJ region 3 convention at the University of South Carolina.
Yesterday was great. New people, new ideas. I attended the following sessions:
New Media Challenges: I learned a lot more about managing online communities.
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Newsroom: A very original and insightful presentation by Joe Grimm.
Freelancing for the [...]
In my mind I’m going to Carolina
And so the music-themed posts continue tonight…
I’ll be traveling to Columbia, S.C. for the SPJ region three conference in a few hours. This will be my third regional conference in as many years, at which I represent the University of Miami campus chapter and The Miami Hurricane.
Region three includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Are [...]
The CMSes they are a-changin’
Using a blogging platform for a Web site?
Yes.
After first planning to use Drupal, we’ve decided that it is no longer the best option for TheMiamiHurricane.com’s new content management system.
So, (drumroll), we’ve decided to go with WordPress.
Why? In short, it is the better overall, long-term option. More reasons/details to come in a future post.
I’d like to [...]
Advice for bloggers, part one: Reader stats
I started blogging in November to discuss online journalism, journalism education and other related topics.
Since mid-January, I’ve also been using the blog to fulfill an online journalism class requirement because everyone in class is required to maintain a blog.
Professor Sam Terilli, who spoke to my class Thursday about law and the Internet (see related video), [...]
Journalism prof, former Herald counsel’s advice for new (or any) bloggers
Sam Terilli, a University of Miami journalism professor whose background is in law, spoke with my online journalism class Thursday about law and the Internet. He has practiced law for more than 24 years, including 12 as general counsel at The Miami Herald.
After his talk I asked him what advice he would give to a [...]
