Canada’s journalism schools emphasize multimedia
June 19, 2008
Canada’s journalism schools are putting more emphasis on online journalism and multimedia, The Financial Post reports. David Beers, founder of online news magazine theTyee.ca and unstructor at UBC, recommends keeping the following pointers in mind when students are job hunting… Read more »
Seven Traits of Highly Effective Community Managers
June 17, 2008
Tish Grier says community managers “should understand people well and be good at creating and maintaining relationships and ability to create relationships, regardless of which tools are available.”
8 simple rules for succeeding on the Web
June 12, 2008
Here are Jon Friedman’s eight simple rules to ensure success on the Internet. Read more »
WSJ: washingtonpost.com’s ‘Hyperlocal Flop’
June 4, 2008
The Wall Street Journal looks at why washingtonpost.com’s hyperlocal experiment led by Rob Curley, LoudonExtra.com, hasn’t attracted the audience that was hoped.
Running an Online Community Like a Political Campaign
May 27, 2008
Michelle Ferrer, who oversees the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s hyperlocal online community, MyTopiacafe.com, offers some pointers on managing online community on Poynter.org. Read more »
Pulitzers and the Web
April 10, 2008
Online journalism is increasingly playing a role in the Pulitzer Prize judging. In this Q&A, Sig Gissler discusses the role the web played in this year’s decisions. Plus, links to the online components that factored into the winning choices.
Inside a Citizen Journalism Newsroom
April 3, 2008
The Chi-Town Daily News shares its techniques for developing a corps of volunteer reporters and keeping them on track.
Front Porch Forum uses closed email forums
April 3, 2008
PBS MediaShift looks at the closed email forums run by Front Porch Forum in Burlington, Vermont.
BBC releases social networking guidelines
April 1, 2008
The BBC has published two new guidance notes about the use of social networking sites. Read more »
Facebook as a news tool
March 24, 2008
Here are some questions to consider when using online networks in your reporting, from Poynter’s Ellyn Angelotti.