Posted in Accuracy, Ethics, tagged accuracy, Andy Carvin, Craig Silverman, Denise Li, Georgetown University, Jonathan Stray, Mandy Jenkins, verification on September 17, 2011| 19 Comments »
I will be leading a workshop on accuracy and verification today with Craig Silverman for Georgetown University.
My slides and Craig’s are below. Some resources Craig and I (and others) have developed to help journalists ensure accuracy:
Posted in Career advice, tagged Georgetown University, Jaclyn Schiff, Jennifer Gaie Hellum, Jessica Binsch, Justin Karp, Ken Sands, Troy Melhus on April 9, 2011| 21 Comments »
Treat your job hunt like a big story. Just as you research a source thoroughly, looking for clues and connections, you do the same with a prospective employer or company.
If the employer blogs, read lots of blog posts. Read stories by and about people who will be interviewing you. Follow them on Twitter. Just like thorough research helps you ask the right questions in an interview when you’re a reporter, thorough research will help you nail the interview as a job applicant. I’m not talking about gratuitous praise of the prospective boss’s blog. But when you’re thoroughly prepared, you’re going to say something that will show your preparation. And everyone wants to hire smart people who prepare well. (more…)
Posted in Career advice, tagged Bloomberg Government, Georgetown University, Ken Sands on March 23, 2011| 5 Comments »
I am pleased to be collaborating with Ken Sands to lead a workshop for journalists looking for jobs.
The workshop is presented by the Master of Professional Studies in Journalism program at Georgetown University. (Don’t go to the main Georgetown campus, though; we’ll be meeting at Georgetown’s Clarendon center, 3101 Wilson Blvd., just across from the Clarendon Metro station.) We’ll be meeting Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (more…)
Posted in Journalism, Personal, TBD, Twitter, tagged C3, Chuck Offenburger, Civil Beat, Craig Silverman, David Cohn, Digital First Media, entrepreneurial journalism, Ernie Schreiber, Georgetown University, Henry M. Lopez, Howard Owens, journalism ethics, Kay Powell, Mandy Poulter, Mark Potts, Matt Poulter, Maya Poulter, mobile first, New York Times, News Foo Camp, No Train No Gain, obituaries, paywalls, Robert Niles, SPJ Code of Ethics, TBD, Twitter on December 28, 2010| 3 Comments »
Reviewing 2010 on this blog:
My job change to TBD was a major theme of the year here. My most-popular post of 2010 shared tips on job-hunting, from my own experience finding a new job and hiring the community engagement staff at TBD. That’s my second most-read post in two-plus years writing this blog. Other posts among the year’s leaders dealt with my job change as well: Pursuing a new opportunity in Washington, Wanted: vision for community engagement and Our community engagement team is taking shape. Another post relating to the job change took a longer view, discussing how I have twice redirected and rejuvenated my career. I also told how TBD’s launch prompted my first foray into public relations and brought back memories of an earlier launch. I explained why we need a director of community engagement, even though engagement should be everyone’s job. I have blogged as well for TBD, writing about our commitment to accuracy and transparency, and about why and how we chose TBD as our name. (more…)
Posted in Entrepreneurial journalism, TBD, tagged Carlos Roig, Georgetown University, Jim Brady, Matt Thompson, NPR, Project Argo, TBD on September 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »
If you’re interested in the launch of TBD, General Manager Jim Brady explains a lot of the process in this video. Jim joined Matt Thompson, editorial product manager for NPR’s Project Argo, for “Anatomy of a News Startup” Sept. 16 at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies. The discussion was moderated by Carlos Roig, a faculty member of the Master of Professional Studies in Journalism program.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/15235918
Newsmaker Lecture: “Anatomy of a News Startup” from Georgetown SCS on Vimeo.
Posted in Entrepreneurial journalism, Georgetown class, tagged entrepreneurial journalism, Georgetown University on September 12, 2010| 11 Comments »
This is a crosspost from the class blog for my entrepreneurial journalism class at Georgetown University. Please add other resources I should call to the students’ attention in the comments. I’ll also be compiling links to entrepreneurial projects. What links should I include on that list?
These are some recommended resources on entrepreneurial journalism. Students choosing the project option of contributing to the class blog can do blog posts about any of these resources. You can write commentaries about posts on these blogs or reports or about a book or a chapter or section of a book. You also are welcome to blog about other resources. I will add some links here during the semester.
Blogs about business and journalism
(Some of these blogs cover multiple topics, not always relating to entrepreneurial journalism.)
BuzzMachine by Jeff Jarvis
Newsonomics of … by Ken Doctor
Reflections of a Newsosaur by Alan Mutter
Online Journalism Review by Robert Niles
McGuire on Media by Tim McGuire
paidContent, multiple authors, including Staci Kramer, Robert Andrews, Joseph Tartakoff, Tricia Duryee, David Kaplan and Amanda Natividad
The Biz Blog by Rick Edmonds
Mobile Media by Damon Kiesow
NewsPay by Bill Mitchell
Nieman Journalism Lab, multiple authors, including Laura McGann, Megan Garber, Mark Coddington, Joshua Benton and Ken Doctor
lostremote, multiple authors, including Steve Safran, Cory Bergman and Polly Kreisman
GigaOm, multiple authors, including Om Malik, Mathew Ingram, Liz Gannes and Katie Fehrenbacher
Recovering Journalist by Mark Potts
10,000 Words by Mark S. Luckie
MediaShift, hosted by Mark Glaser
News Leadership 3.0 by Michele McLellan
Search Engine Land by Danny Sullivan
Other resources for entrepreneurial journalism
Newspaper Next reports
Books dealing with innovation
The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton Christensen
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis
Newsonomics by Ken Doctor
Steve Buttry blog posts on entrepreneurial journalism
If you’re going to write about my blog as part of the project, you can’t simply write a flattering review. Write your own take on something I have written about.
A Blueprint for the Complete Community Connection
A possible new business model for obituaries and Jobless journalists could find a business model in obituaries
Blog posts about charging for content
Other sources recommended on Twitter
Romenesko (This is a general blog about the news business and journalism
ReadWriteWeb (This seems to me a bit more focused on technology than journalism, but there is some overlap and it’s a good resource.)
Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers
First chapter of Tina Seelig’s What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
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