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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:30 AM

Seeing the future of journalism, and trying to save it, in Denver

The Denver Press Club recently invited me to participate in a weekend workshop looking at the future, and the precarious present, of journalism.Denver Channel 8 taped my presentation and put it online.  My wife found it stunning that, 1) anyone would
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:12 PM

Who are we trying to reach by video: journalism, the audience or ourselves

As journalists, we sometimes let a good story get in the way of the news.  That tendency has plagued us, as we’ve moved to multimedia platforms. Fortunately, the people we are trying to serve with information have a way of
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Friday, October 10, 2008 4:43 PM

Angry journalist: "I check my brain at the door."

I came across a very depressing blurb today at AngryJournalist.com. And before I share it, I do hope that this person is completely in the minority. I mean, we all know that times are dire in many respects and that things are changing, but this comment
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:29 AM

SPJ Convention all a-Twitter with new media and online journalism learning

Normal 0 Random notes from the SPJ National Convention which ending Sunday … Some SPJ members may see the organization as still being for a bunch of old newspaper dudes. You may think curmudgeons rule, but you
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Monday, August 18, 2008 3:30 AM

Your byline becomes a valuable commodity online

We all have to live up to our bylines. Credibility rules and people need to trust the words following our names.  But we bylines may never have been as valuable as they are right now. Last week, the journalism chat on Twitter turned to need
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Saturday, August 16, 2008 4:55 AM

Cut to video: the continuing path of on-the-job training

I’ve been doing video for more than a year, and now I’m teaching it?  But wait: I’m still learning. Go figure.  This is the world where we work.  More on that in a bit. Every time I work with video, I learn more. 
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Friday, August 08, 2008 7:35 PM

Lessons From a Laid-off Journalist: Become a Freelancer for Life

Find out what one journalist did immediately after being laid off and how heplans to move forward.
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Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:41 AM

Welcome a new author to Technolo-J

Beginning this week, you'll see a new name posting here at Technolo-J.Angela Connor is managing editor of user-generated content at WRAL.com in Raleigh, N.C., and also is editor of the online community GOLO -- "Go Local." Angela offers a unique perspective
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:25 PM

Super ideas to save election coverage

Elections are coming up. Before you snore through another meeting about elections, read what Jack Lail and Scott Karp wrote about link journalism in the Neiman Reports, now online. Some newsrooms still are living in old school molds of
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Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:28 AM

A curmudgeon journalist gets inspired: a short subject

FADE IN: (After a busy week wrestling with a data project, RON is catching up on his reading, scratching his head like a curmudgeon. We hear the narration of his inner voice, resembling Woody Allen): MERANDA WATLING wrote a post on her blog
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Friday, July 18, 2008 1:58 AM

Good tips to read, remember and share with everyone in your newsroom

Good tips are worth remembering and repeating. Here are some from Bill Dunphy of Web U (via Mindy McAdams) Are there original documents you can link to?Are there any photographs (related videos, sound files, slideshows)?Can
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:40 AM

Listen and learn: lessons on blogging, Twitter and covering the news live

I listened to the podcast the Guardian posted the other day on The Future of Journalism: Blogging, Twittering and Live Video.  Fascinating and thought-provoking, it's 87 minutes long, so download it to your IPod and take it with you to
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:52 AM

What I learned about crime reporting via Twitter

The Twitter trial was exhausting. But the response was worth it.  That’s what I’ve found is usually true in this business. The most difficult reporting brings the best rewards. I had to take a week’s vacation after the capital murder
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Friday, May 23, 2008 11:46 AM

Making responsible journalists out of citizens

SPJ often gets mistakenly tagged as old school, a bunch of old print guys reminiscing over the days of manual typewriters.  The reality is, SPJ is embracing the future.  The newest example is our Citizen Journalism Academy. 
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Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:11 AM

What, you want me to teach reporters multimedia?

Culture can change as quickly in the newsroom as an editor can slap a new lead on a story. Just a few weeks ago, I wondered if anyone outside our online team – which I had been banished from sometime last summer – got or cared about Web-first
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