Another extraordinary opportunity: this time Journal Register Co.

I tell journalism students they are entering my profession at a time of extraordinary opportunity. I still believe that, even if the opportunity at TBD didn’t turn out to be what I was expecting. I agreed today to pursue another extraordinary opportunity. I will be rejoining my friend and mentor Jim Brady and joining the [...]

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The Buttry version of social media best practices for editors

Yesterday I criticized ASNE’s report on best practices in social media. Today I’m going to take a positive approach, suggesting alternatives. Here are my 10 best practices for social media (written for newsroom leaders; the list would vary for other journalists): Smart and frequent conversations among newsroom leaders and their staff members are the best [...]

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