Monthly Archives: February 2008
Today’s thought: Tenure for journalism professors?
Does the tenure system make sense for journalism professors? Tenure serves a vital purpose for many disciplines and professors, especially since a lot of ideas and research are controversial — at least at the time (Remember when the Earth was … Continue reading
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SEO in headlines drives serious traffic
Don’t believe me on how important SEO is for a Web site? My most popular post today was not written this week. Or last. No, it’s a post from all the way back on Feb. 11. Ironically, that post was … Continue reading
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Drudge beats MSM again with Prince Harry story
By now most of you have probably heard that Prince Harry has been secretly serving in Afghanistan. The Drudge Report, not major media outlets like CNN or The New York Times was the first American outlet to break the story … Continue reading
Posted in Mainstream Media, new media journalism, State of journalism
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Tweet with me on Twitter
Twitter is unlike any other social network I belong to. It’s not about sharing photos with friends or writing on someone’s wall or about resumes or news. Twitter is a very organic social networking experience, where people microblog their thoughts … Continue reading
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Today’s thought: Never stop learning
Education doesn’t just stop when a person is handed a diploma. In fact, colleges and universities are not trade schools. They are not in the business of just giving people skills to do a job (like say work for a … Continue reading
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Need some help getting a (better) job?
Will Sullivan over at Journerdism has a great post with resources on how to get a better job. He has 94 resources to help people with networking, resumes, interviewing and negotiating and places to find jobs. Even if you have … Continue reading
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College High Five of the Week: The Independent Florida Alligator
This is a new weekly feature debuting today at the JI. Every week I’ll take a look at a student newspaper Web site, feature on that site, story or other content that I like. The inaugural College High Five of … Continue reading
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Today’s thought: Newspapers need readers
Many journalists are loathe to care about what readers/users want to read and consume, but if you don’t have readers you don’t have a newspaper. Far too many journalists have a journalistic arrogance, as Sam Zell put it. This arrogance … Continue reading
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Today’s thought: Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid
It’s great to want to be the best at whatever you do. It’s terrible to think you are the best. Once a person or company believes they have reached the apex of their life or career, they’ll stop innovating. They’ll … Continue reading
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Today’s thought: Do j-schools have the right professors?
For every Mindy McAdams there are 100 professors who don’t have a clue about the Web. Even if journalism schools radically redesigned their curricula, would most of them be able to deliver a quality education with existing faculty? Yes, tenured … Continue reading
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