Tom Cheredar writes an interesting post about how newspapers should use Twitter for a conversation, not just as an alternate RSS feed.
I must confess I like getting links and news through Twitter, but I tend to follow the links sent with personal, conversational comments. It fits right with his research found.
Posted in newspapers, technology
Mark Potts has a hilarious post on the upcoming meeting of newspaper executives to save, well, newspapers.
Anyone who has worked in journalism will understand this …
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I asked students in one of my classes today how many knew how to do a screen capture. One. One student out of 30 knew how to do a screen capture.
I shouldn’t be shocked, yet it always seems to surprise me when they don’t know tech tools, especially simple ones. Are they just not curious? Are they afraid? Neither attribute is a solid start for a journalist.
I prefer to think they simply believe that some IT/computer whiz works his/her magic and makes all these online things happen. And I’m determined to show them that they, too, can be this mysterious IT/computer whiz. (And I’m happy to report almost all took notes on how to do screen captures.)
Posted in teaching, technology
Check out Poynter’s web site for a look at today’s front pages and screen grabs of news sites. It’s a great way to see how this historic election is being covered outside your neck of the woods.
Posted in front page, politics
I’ve been meaning to start this blog for a long time. Finally, one article inspired me to do so:
Supreme Court Justices Avoid Dirty Words
I’m going to love following this!
