I found this on Bryan Murley’s blog and couldn’t resist posting it to mine as well. I’m not sure whether to laugh/cry.
I found this on Bryan Murley’s blog and couldn’t resist posting it to mine as well. I’m not sure whether to laugh/cry.
I find myself posting a lot about Twitter because it interests me. Amy G.’s post about this shows what people can find out/learn without relying on mainstream media.
I have always loved “Boys on The Bus” and hearing other stories about the way journalists cover politics. This speech by a Washington Post political reporter gives me hope too.
In my attempt to become a better journalist, I’ve been investigating all of the tools that are listed in various places, including Twitter. And I have to admit that I also am undecided about this one. I just don’t see the point. But I did sign up.
I love the idea of this contest and the variety of mottos for journalism.
This commentary on Poynter.org struck a chord. It is the journalism of today, but also the journalism that my students will be involved with. We have to expand our thinking of what journalists are and what news is and how the business of the whole thing works.
This is an interesting story and one that we should think about for the Creightonian online.
I haven’t read all of this report yet, but you should take a look at the overview. It might be on my recommended reading list for all my classes from now on.
I was led to this site by a link in a blog from the BBC’s North American editor. The photos of the Barack Obama campaign are compelling. The photographer takes the images I would expect, but then finds different angles and ways to tell the story.
