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AP writes new policy to credit others
The Associated Press has a new policy for crediting others in its stories, a policy driven by the 24/7 Web, where everyone is picking up everything all the time. It’s interesting to read how complex these things have become online, and how the struggle to remain transparent — and remain credible — spawns longer and [...]
Where readers still get the attention
As I read today’s column by The New York Times’ newest public editor, Arthur Brisbane, several of his comments about his role at the newspaper resonated with me. Brisbane calls his job “a kind of journalistic ‘CSI.’” That means he’ll be retracing issues with stories and unraveling the how or why as questions about stories [...]
Young journalist? Stick with it
Someone asked me yesterday, “Are you glad you became a journalist?” I answered without hesitation, “Yes,” adding, “Why do you ask?” The reply: “I’m just curious.” That conversation didn’t happen with a student in the “boot camp” writing course that I’m currently teaching at the Newhouse School, nor with a colleague, nor during an interview [...]
Try New Things: Video
Sometimes our inclination is to rule out something new based on a simple gut feeling: “I don’t like it.” Or, “I don’t think I will like it.” Or, “I don’t see the sense in it.” This came up recently in a discussion about the phone app foursquare. Some in the discussion said they weren’t really [...]
Listen to your “guests”
Recently, I attended an interesting conference in New York called MOB — Monetizing Online Business. The conference was organized by colleagues at the Newhouse School. An interesting talk was given by Thomas Kruczek, executive director of the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. On Day Two, Kruczek said he [...]
‘What will be my specialty?’
I got to talking with some colleagues this week, and the conversation turned to “specializations.” The group included a magazine editor, and she remarked that she feels today’s college graduates in the print majors need to be strong writers and editors and learn a bit about the “visual side,” but not expect to be strong [...]
