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...
Newspapers are doomed, and they basically have themselves to blame for their sorry state of affairs. Perhaps more alarming, however, is the threat failing newspapers pose to journalism in the United States, and the larger threat to democracy. Robert McChesney and John Nichols lay out the crisis in U.S. media in their book, “The...
The Commuter, LBCC’s student newspaper, has a new look to its website. Seven students overhauled the site this summer while working on their Cooperative Work Experience credits. Among their objectives were to: Give the site a fresh new look. Take advantage of more design and content options available through WordPress. Make it easier for...
Ted Rall spotlights the strategy that too many newspapers continue to cling to… … and another story tip from Reportr.net: Paywalls not the answer for newspaper online revenue… -rp-
Censors got the best of many journalists around the world last year, according to an alarming analysis by Reporters Without Borders reported today on MediaShift: For the first time since the Internet emerged as a tool for public use, there are currently 100 bloggers and cyber-dissidents imprisoned worldwide as a result of posting their...
In his final column for Editor & Publisher, Steve Outing takes a trip into newspapers’ recent past and offers some predictions for the industry’s future. As he notes, hindsight is always 20/20. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to explore what newspapers might have done to head off the calamity they face today and the future that...
Journalists, both the professional and the student variety, have an outstanding opportunity to learn from other experts this Saturday, Oct. 24, at the University of Oregon. The Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host the third annual “Building at Better Journalist” conference in UO’s School of Journalism and...
Having trouble building that “Web-first” mindset into your news-gathering operation? This CoPress slide show may be just what you and your staff need to get rolling … finally … It lays out a week-by-week to-do list and inspires at the same time. Here’s an example: Week 6-9: Really take control of live and breaking...
Summer may be a slow time on campus, but several LBCC journalism students are putting their reporting, writing, photography and other talents to work this summer at the Commuter. The online campus information and entertainment resource is marking its first anniversary this summer. The new staff is looking to add a variety of new...
Members of the Commuter staff will be at Oregon State University on Friday learning more about journalism and celebrating their accomplishments at the annual awards program put on by the Oregon Newspapers Foundation. “Collegiate Day” this year will feature seminars on newspaper design, internships, online journalism, open records/meeting laws, and sports writing. It runs...
