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Poynter College Fellows win again, this time on video. Seriously, that e-mail group is inspiring me. And, yes, I was asked directly. I don’t just randomly spout off like this. Ok, not THIS much. Thanks #pcf09 kids.
This is in response to a request for advice on teaching a video workshop for high school journalists [Update: [...]
this is bogus, who would think

I’ll be trekking down to Richmond, the capitol of the commonwealth I now call home, to speak with a graduate-level online journalism class on Friday evening. My esteemed Publish2 colleague (and all-around awesome dude) Ryan Sholin was not able to attend and I’ve been invited to discuss what we do, how journalism is changing and whatever [...]
wonder what this really means

I’m in DC today for the New Media Women Entrepreneur summit. Here’s a live blog that’s also pulling in tweets with the hashtag #nmwe.
New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2009

this is so true

Sections: Context, How to investigate, What to do, Other examples, Conclusion, Epilogue
If you see a blog post titled “10 Iconic Journalists Every J-Student Should Study” and want to share it, please consider what you’re attaching your name to on the interwebs.
At the time of posting, more than 70 people have tweeted the link. That’s fine. [...]
wonder what this really means

The second Web Journalist Chat on Twitter (#wjchat) will be Wednesday (tonight) at 8 p.m. ET and I’ll be the guest moderator.
(Sidenote: #wjchat is not affiliated with Wired Journalists, the Ning network I administer for Publish2.)
Here’s a preview of what we’ll be discussing:

The relationship between programmers and journalists in your newsroom
Beyond coding skills, what journalists [...]
can believe what i am reading, so unfair

Quick update: I attended the New York Press Association (hashtag #NYPA on Twitter) spring convention this past weekend, where I led a session on link journalism. As I had hoped, the participants asked questions throughout and we had a good discussion.
The slides are embedded below (RSS subscribers will probably have to click through to Slideshare or [...]
great news thought i would never see this.

As someone who started out as a primarily “print” reporter, my mindset — and, more specifically, my thinking — as a journalist continues to evolve after nearly eight years in the field, starting as a high school sophomore.

Computational Thinking visualized by Carnegie Mellon using Wordle. (Creative Commons)

That made me wonder on Twitter:
How would you characterize [...]
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Contributed by Ricki Dewsbury
Siobhain Butterworth triple checks her work – and so should student journalists.
That was her message during a guest lecture at the University of Central Lancashire on her role as the Guardian readers’ editor.
Every year she deals with some 25,000 letters, emails and calls about stories. Eighteen thousand corrections are printed.
Speaking to student [...]
oh i can’t beleive it

Dinsa Sachan has just posted this question on Journobiz. I thought I’d share it and, hopefully, find her an answer:
I see lots of “I am quitting the print media.” posts, not to mention the rants about the deteriorating state of journalists. It can be a bit daunting for someone who’s starting j-school this year. Even [...]
so interesting

Exciting news everyone! The Press Gazette Student Journalism Awards for 2008 are now open, so it’s time to be getting in all your nominations. Good luck!
The Student Journalism Awards celebrate the work of the next generation of stars in this exciting and challenging profession.
The awards are open to all students who were enrolled on journalism [...]
how doe this impact my state