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Friday, August 31, 2007 7:30 PM

We have a destination! Sort of...

In my last post I asked people to share their opinions on the state of the industry and the direction journalism is headed. Here's what I learned:     From what everyone said it seems the future will be in video/Web news. The journalists
posted by ElysseJames | 0 Comments
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Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:30 PM

Who's the publisher again?

As young journalists, much of our interaction with the top brass in our organizations are usually limited to head nods, hellos and water cooler talk. As a fairly new employee of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (one year in September), I've barely had interaction
posted by GenePark | 1 Comments
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:20 PM

Vacations

I'll be off the blog for the next few days as a I take a trip with my boyfriend and his family to Washington. Gee, every vacation I remember how difficult it is to take off time as a reporter. Trying to do the same amount of work in half the normal time
posted by SonyaSmith | 2 Comments
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Monday, August 27, 2007 1:30 PM

Go for it

My latest inspiration has been gearing myself up to try to achieve all of the things I've set out for myself.Many people believe I take on too much - spreading myself too thin and risking that I'll burn out.But, I enjoy being busy, stressed out and stretched.
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Friday, August 24, 2007 2:22 PM

What would you do....

If you were publisher?That's what my newspaper's new publisher said he likes to ask of his employees. He said that is what helps him to understand a newspaper, while coming up with innovative solutions.So...my response. Will you all please share your
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:58 PM

RE: Responding

I just got back from a three-week vacation (too long, I know) and just came into the office to wade through hundreds of emails, and it got me thinking.Obviously we get tons of emails from readers regarding our stories. What is your personal policy in
posted by GenePark | 4 Comments
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Friday, August 17, 2007 8:36 PM

Where do we go from here?

This is a tough time to be entering journalism. The changing industry means more opportunities to spearhead new projects and ideas, but it's also tough because we're faced with an often stagnant idea of what journalism really means. The definition of
posted by ElysseJames | 0 Comments
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:56 PM

Do-it-yourself mentality

Sonya's last post was inspiring - I checked my high school paper and proudly discovered that a .pdf version of each issue from the past year is easily accessible online from the high school's Web site. Now the question is whether the staffers or the campus's
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:47 PM

Young journalists should begin, not rebel against the newspaper revolution

I just can't take it anymore.It seems like most of the young journalists I meet (some still in school, others just graduated) are rebelling against rather than leading the revolution to make news media successfull in the future.Why?!?!?!This article on
posted by SonyaSmith | 6 Comments
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Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:39 AM

How to play it?

When the bridge collapsed in Minnesota, my paper played it up, front page up top with lots o' photos, and online video from AP. The next day we dedicated an entire section front to the bridge collapse, search for survivors, implications for bridges across
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Friday, August 10, 2007 2:24 AM

To be or not to be ... wait what was the question?

The following is a transcript of an interview with Barack Obama: AP: Sir, with regard to terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... OBAMA: Yeah. AP: Is there any circumstances where you'd be prepared or willing to use nuclear weapons to defeat
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:29 AM

Peeking over the fence

The Huffington Post has created what it's calling Fundrace 2008. The gadget allows us to type in a zip code, address or name and then comes up with a list of people in that area (or specific person) that have contributed to a political campaign, which
posted by ElysseJames | 3 Comments
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:35 PM

A gem is lost, who do you look up to?

    This morning, I received an e-mail from the Los Angeles SPJ chapter alerting its members to the death of Hal Fishman:"We are deeply saddened by the death of long-time KTLA anchor Hal Fishman. Hal was an icon in Los Angeles news, and
posted by SonyaSmith | 3 Comments
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Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:45 PM

Lessons in shooting

Shooting video that is.This post is all about tips for shooting video. Please share your own ideas in the comments section.My advice (that I've gathered so far):Use a tripod - trying to balance a notebook, video camera and sometimes also a photo camera
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