Category Archives: General Journalism

The catch-all bucket.

What Are Your Favorite Online Tools for Reporting? 2

Reporting has always been about digging for facts, finding people to talk with, and gathering visual and aural accounts. Now that broadband is widespread, the tools have changed.
This Saturday, I’ll be in South Florida teaching an Online News Association workshop on where to go and what to use to mine, crowdsource, and distribute stories. It’s [...]

Thought for the Day 0

Jack Cheng, where have you been all my life?

Help Populate My Hack Day Project 0

I came up with a Yahoo Hack Day idea that I hope will be fun and useful. To get it to work well, I need sample data. Could you take this survey and ask others to do so, too? Thank you.
If I can stay awake long enough, I may have the seed of my project [...]

Evan Williams’ Keynote at ONA09 0

Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams opened the Online News Association 2009 conference with a discussion about the service, how it’s changed and what plans the company has in store. Watch the livestream:

You can also watch Leo Laporte’s keynote and the ONA Online Journalism Awards ceremony. Video from ONA09 panel sessions are free for members, [...]

Online News Association Conference Tag Cloud 0

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How to Follow the Online News Association Conference 0

The sold-out annual convergence of digital journalists begins this week in San Francisco, with a career summit/job fair and pre-conference workshops on Thursday, and formal proceedings Friday and Saturday.
Once again, I’ll be acting as control tower on Twitter @ONA09, directing you to discussions of note, posts, articles, and relevant links. The conference hashtag is #ONA09. [...]

How to Pitch Tips From a Fast Company Staffer 0

Linda Tischler, who covers design stories for Fast Company magazine, posts 10 tips on how to sell your story idea.
The list is mostly pet peeves, which freelancers must pay attention to. But there are also two excellent guidelines on what to do:
Offer me something nobody’s had before. The quickest way to catch my eye is [...]

Who’s Missing From This Food Map? 0

Ever wonder what the most popular links are within your circle of friends and trusted sources?
Web Trend Map, a new interactive site, let’s you do that. Created by designer Craig Mod and information architect iA Inc., the website maps selected Twitter users and displays the trending links among those users off to the side.
The site [...]

Thought for the Day 1

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Have a Look at These New Sites Around the Web 0

Just wanted to bring your attention to some news-related projects that launched this week:

Reporters looking for advice from other reporters should take a look at ReportingOn.
Ryan Sholin’s revamped site is like a help forum for news developers and journalists, particularly beat and local journalists. Follow ReportingOn on Twitter. You’ll find me on ReportingOn too.

The hyperlocal [...]