Looking for some inspiration and new ways to get involved in online journalism? You can always count on 10,000 Words to help point the way. I hope you recognize some of these leads: Poynter, Spot.us and the Online News Association. I’m looking forward to trying out Carnival of Journalism, Hacks and Hackers, and...
SAN FRANCISCO — The open-source newsroom of tomorrow has arrived. Mark Luckie, a veteran journalist and expert in using new media tools, provided journalists with a smorgasbord of open-source technology they can use to improve they way they gather, process and distribute news to their readers. Luckie, creator of the popular “10,000 Words” blog,...
I can always count on 10,000 Words by Mark Luckie to reinforce the blogging lessons my students are learning this term in News Reporting and Photojournalism — post often, check your spelling, add links… So today Luckie has seven reminders for those new to blogging, or those who’ve been at it awhile but may...
This week the Media & Society class is examining newspapers, their storied history and their uncertain future. One of the students’ assignments is to discuss ideas for transforming newspapers so they can survive and grow. Obviously, this is going to take some innovation. So speaking of innovation, 10,000 Words alerted followers to a unique...
Amid all the serious talk about journalism and its role in our democracy, it’s always good to keep watch on the media landscape for all the fun stuff that many journalists and others are doing out there. Here’s a few examples, beginning with the LBCC production of the the “pop-up” roadrunner, the school’s mascot....
Feeling ambitious this summer? Now is as good a time as any to develop the skills you will need to be a better journalist. Or to break into the business if you’re just out of college or soon to be looking for a job in the media. 10,000 Words has compiled a list of...
This week’s topic for JN134-Photojournalism was “Law & Ethics,” and it just so happens that we discussed several of the examples included in a post on 10,000 Words. The photos provided a great starting point for an engaging discussion of ethics, Photoshop and decision-making. Specifically, we talked about the National Geographic image in which...
