Whoa, I kinda feel on the spot. Well, um… I’m going to cop out and defer to some smarter people/sites/articles except to say that I think some of the most important things to understand, for this group of already amazing storytellers and journalists, are the fundamentals of what’s changed/how things continue to change in news/media/journalism and everything related to engagement. Challenge your assumptions about how things have been done and should be done and always try to step back and think outside the conventional MSM wisdom.

Sorry, this kinda turned into a brain dump:

1. I’ve been compiling a heapin-o-links. Disregard the guidelines part — it’s basically links for online engagement as it relates or can relate to journalism.

http://www.publish2.com/newsgroups/social-media-guidelines

2. Some interesting presentations here:

http://www.slideshare.net/greglinch/favorites

3. Extremely insightful discussion by two brilliant minds on this podcast with Jay Rosen and Dave Winer (I started from the beginning; almost all caught up. Only 19 episodes so far). [Gah! Forgot to mention "sources go direct" in the e-mail]

http://rebootnews.com

4. I’ve been slowly consuming Here Comes Everbody by Clay Shirky, another brilliant guy (see Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable). Not for lack of interest, just the opposite actually. My approach has been to read a section or chapter or two at a time, usually before bed. That let’s the ideas marinate and gives me more time to think on the details and take more away from it, versus speed-reading more for the big concepts.

http://www.shirky.com/herecomeseverybody

5. Next up on my list is What Would Google Do by Jeff Jarvis.

http://www.buzzmachine.com/what-would-google-do

6. One specific idea (see all related comments and posts) of “newsroom as a cafe:”

http://www.danielbachhuber.com/2009/06/12/newsroom-as-a-cafe
http://www.digidave.org/2009/02/journalism-business-idea-the-newsroom-cafe.html
http://steveouting.com/2008/02/29/why-news-companies-should-go-into-the-internet-cafe-business/

7. I want to start paying a different kind of attention to the tech industry, specifically hows and whys as opposed to “oooh, that’s a cool  shiny new toy.” Journalism is becoming much more like it as the two overlap more and more.

Everyone, please share any of your favorite links, read, listens, etc.!

Best,
Greg

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Yet another CoverItLive blog! Yes, on Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT I will help lead a Poynter live chat about avoiding social media overload (during my lunch break):

How Do I Help Students Handle Information Overload on Social Media Sites?

The URL is simple and easy to remember (and tweet!), so please share the link with others!

http://bit.ly/poynterchat

Also, please come ready with questions and/or ready to help answer others’ questions.

If you are not able to follow the chat live, you can submit questions beforehand by commenting below or contacting me on Twitter.

I’ll be co-leading the discussion with Poynter’s Sara Quinn, a visual journalism faculty member who oversees the Poynter College Fellowship, which I attended in late May.

Speaking of cool Poynter people…

Mallary Tenore invited me to help with this chat, and I thank her for the opportunity. She’s awesome. If you don’t read her blog or follow her, you should.

I’d also like to thank Ellyn Angelotti, Poynter’s interactivity editor, who you should also follow.

Some background: While at #pcf09, some other fellows and I joined a live chat led by Emily Ingram. Ellyn said if I pitched a good idea, I could lead one too. I mentioned the topic of effectively using various social networks, which soon became this topic. Voila!

Please check back for archived video, which will be embedded here.

Liveblog

UPDATE: The archived audio has been added below.

Joining Publish2: Ryan Sholin, Greg Linch and Howard Weaver

I am extremely excited that I will be part of such an innovative organization, which now also includes Ryan Sholin as director of news innovation and Howard Weaver as a member of the board of directors. Needless to say, that pair is a one-two punch of journalism awesomeness.

And, yes, this was not a traditional job application. I am honored to have been selected from a group of extremely talented journalists as part of the “I am the future of journalism” contest. As you may recall, I posted a link to my entry here in January (actual entry):

My entry for the Publish2 “I am the future of journalism” contest

I plan to post more thoughts soon and would like to end by thanking Scott Karp, Tammi Marcoullier, Josh Korr and the rest of the Publish2 team.

I doubt that it needs to be said, but I’m extremely excited. As I wrote in my essay, I’m looking forward to not only learning from some of the most respected journalists in the field, but also to learn from my peers.

Oh, and did I mention, the tuition is free!

After a little research, I’ve found 10 others who have been accepted, nine of whom I found through Twitter search.

One of my tweeps is listed as alternate. We’ve never met, but I hope she has the opportunity to attend because I know she’s a very talented college journalist.

As for how this effects my summer plans, it doesn’t change anything. I will go to my internship at the Dallas Morning News, which I am also eagerly anticipating, soon after the fellowship.

In short, I proclaim this the summer of Greg!

PS. I can’t believe I’m graduating in a little more than two months. Where have the college years gone?

View my LinkedIn page to see more details and read recommendations from my past positions.

Read recommendations from my nominations to the UWIRE100.

Experience

The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

• Web Producer (December 2010-present) – oversee digital production of world and national security coverage; previously oversaw health, science and environment production; lead efforts to improve workflow in the CMS and streamline story production; build PHP forms for producers to more easily create Document Cloud static pages and several HTML newsletters; conceive and create corrections/suggestion form

Publish2, Lansdowne, Va.

• News Innovation Manager (September 2009-November 2010) – worked with journalists and news organizations to use content- and link-sharing tools; provided support for more than 10,000 registered users; oversaw bug reporting; conducted new feature and quality assurance testing; work on front-end web development, including HTML/CSS and some PHP; worked with product-development team in Agile process; managed Wired Journalists network; conducted research

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas

• Web News Intern (June-August 2009) – planned and created new JFK page using the SIMILE Exhibit framework; co-created engagement strategy proposal and social media best practices guide; reported breaking and daily news stories for online and print; trained journalists to use social and other tools; occasionally worked as online producer and manager of main Twitter account; managed main Facebook fan page; created a hub page of staff Twitter accounts

CoPress, The Internet

• Adviser (June 2009-February 2010)
• Podcast Producer/Co-Host (August-November 2009) – produced, recorded and co-hosted College Media Lab (formerly This Week in CoPress) podcasts, which included interviews with innovative student journalists, as well as media and technology professionals
• Team Member and Co-founder (August 2008-November 2009) – worked with team to create a community, hosting solutions and a technical support network for student news organizations
• Community Director (November 2008-May 2009) – managed social media presence; recruited new members and partner organizations; managed discussion forum

The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

• Editor at Large for Online and Multimedia (Fall 2008-Spring 2009) – advised online and multimedia production for TheMiamiHurricane.com; conducted video shooting and editing training sessions
• Editor in Chief (Fall 2007-Spring 2008) – managed print and online news operations for twice-weekly newspaper; oversaw an editorial staff of more than 100; implemented video reporting; emphasized breaking news online; planned and oversaw creation of a new Web site using WordPress, which launched in August 2008
• Other roles (Fall 2005-Summer 2008) – news editor, assistant news editor, page designer, copy editor, videographer, video editor, news reporter, arts and entertainment writer, theater critic, photographer; art director for summer 2008 special edition

The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla.

• Metro Intern (May-August 2008) – wrote news and feature stories for daily Broward Metro section, including an enterprise piece about Alzheimer’s patients who wander from their caregivers and a story about a police K-9 memorial service; wrote breaking news for online; shot and edited nine videos and six photos; contributed to video task force
• Freelance Writer (June-August 2005) – wrote news feature stories for weekly Broward Neighbors section

St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.

• Freelance Correspondent (August-September 2007) – interviewed and compiled information from University of Miami students for a story on unsolicited loans

South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

• Metro Intern (June-August 2007) – worked as a beat reporter covering four municipalities; wrote news and feature stories for daily Local (metro) section, including coverage of a park no one could afford to run; contributed to summer intern blog

Ibis yearbook, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

• Staff Writer (Spring 2006-Spring 2007) – wrote stories on topics such as former President Bill Clinton’s on-campus remarks and an event with Firefox co-creator Blake Ross

Jewish Journal and Shalom Today, Forum Publishing Group, Deerfield Beach, Fla.

• Reporting Intern (July-August 2006) – wrote news and feature stories for weekly publication aimed at Jewish communities in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, including a feature about a Klezmer fusion band and a profile of a rabbi

Projects

• Voices from the Future of Journalism – front-end developer for Poynter College Fellowship 2009 site, a side project I worked on with two other fellows; worked on planning and requirements, as well as implemented the designer’s mockups by modifying the default WordPress theme using HTML, CSS and PHP
• Multimedia Standards – producer/project manager for site offering expert insights and commentary on journalistic multimedia storytelling; recorded and edited audio interview; other duties included quality assurance, copyediting and building profile pages (March-May 2009)
• Special Olympics Live – “behind the scenes” webcasting team member, social media director (January-February 2009)
• My Role Model – social media director, design team member, videographer and video editor for a project highlighting stories about the being a role model to high school students (October-December 2008)
• Special Olympics South Florida – videographer and video editor for athlete profile project (September 2008-November 2008)
• Witnessing History in the West Grove – led a video team to document the stories of local residents on Election Day; videographer and video editor (November 2008)
• Fish At Bay – videographer, video editor, photographer, writer and copy editor for site about Biscayne Bay (January-May 2008)
• National Park Service – audio reporter, audio editor, photographer and writer for two profile projects (November 2007-May 2009)

Blogging

• The Linchpen – maintain a personal blog about online journalism and journalism education (November 2007-present)
• Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists – co-administrator and contributor to international blogging ring of young journalists (August 2008-August 2009)
• My First Job – contributed to Sun Sentinel intern blog, which is no longer online (June-August 2007)
• China travel blog – contributed to class travel blog during six-week feature writing study abroad trip (May-June 2007)

Skills

• Language: conversational Spanish speaking skills, proficient in reading and understanding spoken language
• Online: HTML and CSS; working knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, MySQL; learning Python/Django; experienced in community management and engagement; proficient in podcast production
• Software (Windows and Mac): WordPress, including basic theme customization with PHP; Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro; Soundslides; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and working knowledge of Flash (basic ActionScript3)

Honors

Society of Professional Journalists

• College Journalist of the Year (Florida), Sunshine State Awards (2009)
• First Place, National Mark of Excellence, online news reporting, GOP Spanish-language debate, Greg Linch and The Miami Hurricane staff (2007-2008)
• First Place, Region 3 Mark of Excellence for general news reporting, faculty housing series (2005-2006)
• University of Miami chapter: President (2008-2009), vice president (2006-2007) and programming director (2005-2009)
• Member since 2005

UWIRE 100

• Twice named one of the top 100 student journalists in the U.S. (2007-2008, 2008-2009)

Horizon Interactive Awards 2009

• Gold, College and University, Special Olympics Live
• Gold, Public Service / Non-Profit, Special Olympics Live
• Gold, College and University, Witnessing History in the West Grove

Broadcast Education Association, Student Interactive Multimedia Competition (group projects)

• First Place, Witnessing History in the West Grove – led a video team, shot and edited footage
• Third Place, Fish At Bay , CVJ 519 spring 2008 – videographer, video editor, copyeditor; writer and photographer for history section

National Press Photographer Association

• First Place, Multimedia Project, monthly multimedia contest for December, Witnessing History in the West Grove (Nov. 2008)

Florida College Press Association

• Honorable Mention, Better Newspaper Contest, Feature Writing, The team that Mo’ built (2007)
• Student Board Member (August 2007-May 2009) – first student member elected to board

Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholar 2005

Activities

Online News Association

• 2011 conference live video streaming coordinator
• 2010 conference planning committee member and live video streaming coordinator
• ONA DC meetup volunteer (2009-present)
• 2009 conference planning committee member and live video streaming coordinator – oversaw all aspects of streaming and managed a team of five livestream producers and three videographers
• 10th anniversary committee member (2009)
• Student discussion group leader (spring 2009)
• Member (April 2008-present)

Hacks/Hackers

• Co-organizer, Hacks/Hackers DC local meetup group
• Active member of and one of the community moderators for the Hacks/Hackers Help site
• Contributor to the Hacks/Hackers Survival Glossary

We Media

• Managed team of livebloggers and curators (2010)
• Co-managed team of livebloggers, tweets and videographers (2009)
• Attend annual spring conference in Miami (2007-2010)

Society for News Design

• 2011 conference video recording coordinator  
• Streamed live video of New York meet-up (March 2009)
• Participated in Revenue 2.0 event in Washington, D.C. (March 2009)
• Member (February 2009-present)

Investigative Reporters and Editors

• Member (2010-present)
• NICAR-L listserv lurker

Poynter College Fellowship

• One of 40 students to participate in annual 12-day fellowship, which included workshop-style sessions and reporting (May 17-29, 2009)
• Guest speaker at 2010 Poynter College Fellowship

Beyond Bootcamp 2009

• Audio workshop assistant (Jan. 3-6) – assisted workshop teachers and students with teaching SoundtrackPro, identifying audio story ideas and editing narratives
• Online infographics workshop participant (Jan. 7-10) – learned about planning and implementing effective online infographics, from conceptualizing ideas to editing Flash AS3 templates to present data

Education

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. (May 2009)

• Graduated summa cum laude with a double major in journalism and political science, minor in Spanish
• President’s Honor Roll, Provost’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List

Faculty-led study abroad courses

Design and Photography in Spain (May-June 2006)

• Shot and edited photos (the first 17 in the slideshow are mine), designed print newspaper and magazine pages and wrote two feature stories

Feature Writing in China (May-June 2007)

• Wrote feature stories for class Web site and kept a travel blog

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Video portfolio

Voices from the Future of Journalism (March 2010)

Poynter College Fellowship 2009

Collaborated to plan site and worked as the front-end developer, modifying default WordPress theme based on designer’s mockups (HTML, CSS, PHP)

John F. Kennedy Timeline (November 2009)

Dallas Morning News

Create dynamic timeline and filters using JavaScript-based SIMILE tools

Greening the Grid (Spring 2009)

University of Miami visual journalism program for the U.S. State Department

Videographer and video editor on two-person team.

Multimedia Standards (March-May 2009)

University of Miami
Oversaw the project and three team leaders, plus conducted and edited audio interviews

Election 2008 in the West Grove (November 2008)

University of Miami visual journalism program

Video team leader, videographer and video editor. See video here.

Fish At Bay (January to May 2008)

University of Miami visual journalism program

Writer, videographer, video editor and copy editor.

Ranger Profiles (November 2007 to May 2009)

University of Miami visual journalism program for the National Park Service

Writer, videographer and video editor.

Writer and audio reporter. I also shot some of the photos in the audio slideshow.