From CRJ: by Nicholas Spangler
I spent eight years at The Miami Herald, mainly writing features, and when the paper laid me off in 2009, I was humiliated and sad. But people told me getting laid off could be a good thing and I listened to them. “Invent” and “take charge” and “define” are some of the words I remember from those conversations, which left me, in hindsight, manically deluded about my prospects. Read complete article.
CJR: A Look at Demand Media
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Tom Brokaw interview
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From Poynter.org, by Mallary Jean Tenore:
It’s been six years since Tom Brokaw stepped down as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” but he’s just as committed to journalism as he ever was. Read complete interview.
AEJMC President’s Column, November 2010
November 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
by Jan Slater, University of Illinois
It seems we just were together at the annual conference in Denver. What a wonderful conference it was! Some 2,189 delegates had much to choose from with our 372 sessions and presentations of 853 original research papers.
Every August, we come together to share our experiences, our ideas, and our scholarship. We are supercharged for those five days and that electricity carries us into the new academic year. [Read more...]
Report on ethics of nonprofit investigative newsrooms
November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Center for Journalism Ethics co-publishes report on the ethics of nonprofit investigative newsrooms… Download report.
Curley: Newspapers Now Provide Only 20 Percent of AP Revenue
November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Revenues from newspapers have fallen by about one-third at the Associated Press since 2008, from $220 million a year to about $140 million in 2010, and now make up just over 20 percent of the organization’s total revenue. From Poynter.org
NPR Mobile named outstanding emerging platform
November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
NPR won an Online Journalism Award Saturday night for its outstanding use of emerging platforms. From Poynter.org