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Monday, August 31, 2009 2:05 PM

Five Social Media Sites for Journos

Here are some websites - on the social media tip - that are worth checking out:  1. Wired Journalistshttp://www.wiredjournalists.com/Social network with over 3,300 members and counting.  2. Muck Rackhttp://muckrack.com/Journalists on Twitter,
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:51 PM

Print headlines often fail Web readers

"County to raise taxes on property." "Smith calls for cleanup of polluted site." "City to approve land-use plan tomorrow." Headlines like those work just fine for a newspaper -- the print kind, the kind you pick up off your lawn in the morning
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:35 AM

The new Digital Media Committee!

This weekend is the SPJ conference in Indianapolis. There is an entire track devoted to New Media. w00t! If you are looking for tips, tricks and techniques to get yourself and your newsroom flowing in the digital age of journalism - you've found
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:29 AM

Four steps to building successful live streaming service on your news site

Of all the tools that seem to bridge the gap between broadcast and print journalist, live streaming has to be the most revolutionary.
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