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Bringing journalists and coders together for #wjchat, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ET
The second Web Journalist Chat on Twitter (#wjchat) will be Wednesday (tonight) at 8 p.m. ET and I’ll be the guest moderator.
(Sidenote: #wjchat is not affiliated with Wired Journalists, the Ning network I administer for Publish2.)
Here’s a preview of what we’ll be discussing:
The relationship between programmers and journalists in your newsroom
Beyond coding skills, what journalists [...]
Linkbaiting, thinking while linking and why link journalism requires more than just a URL
Sections: Context, How to investigate, What to do, Other examples, Conclusion, Epilogue
If you see a blog post titled “10 Iconic Journalists Every J-Student Should Study” and want to share it, please consider what you’re attaching your name to on the interwebs.
At the time of posting, more than 70 people have tweeted the link. That’s fine. [...]
New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2009 live blog
I’m in DC today for the New Media Women Entrepreneur summit. Here’s a live blog that’s also pulling in tweets with the hashtag #nmwe.
New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2009
Ideas for visiting Virginia Commonwealth University graduate journalism class
I’ll be trekking down to Richmond, the capitol of the commonwealth I now call home, to speak with a graduate-level online journalism class on Friday evening. My esteemed Publish2 colleague (and all-around awesome dude) Ryan Sholin was not able to attend and I’ve been invited to discuss what we do, how journalism is changing and whatever [...]
Videojournalism brain dump: Some advice I’ve picked up over the past few years
Poynter College Fellows win again, this time on video. Seriously, that e-mail group is inspiring me. And, yes, I was asked directly. I don’t just randomly spout off like this. Ok, not THIS much. Thanks #pcf09 kids.
This is in response to a request for advice on teaching a video workshop for high school journalists [Update: [...]
