By Mindy McAdams
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When a longtime journalist comes in to speak to journalism students, you’re never sure what you’re going to hear. Some ramble on about their glorious stories, their coups and earthquakes. Others speak more from the heart, and we get a sense of how this profession insinuates itself under the skin.
Tom Brew, deputy editor at MSNBC.com, [...]
I’ve been reviewing the final projects of a few of our journalism master’s students. Every year we have some students who produce an online package as a project in lieu of thesis; the project is supposed to represent an effort comparable to that required to produce a traditional master’s thesis.
We have a good idea what [...]
I have called it one of the best information graphics ever, and now it’s won the Peter Sullivan award at Malofiej 16, the greatest annual honor in the world for infographics. So if you have never experienced it, please have a look:
Deadly Rampage at Virginia Tech (The New York Times)
It was produced on deadline and [...]
Ryan Sholin made a list of 15 reasons why he has used a print newspaper (instead of the online). I found it eclectic and thought provoking.
For a couple of minutes I mused on my teen years, when I read the newspaper every day. My list for that time (30 years ago) would start like this:
Comics
Ann [...]
In yet another inspiring post, Colin Mulvany of The Spokesman-Review encourages those who work in today’s newsrooms:
One of my longtime mantras has been that there can be no more “just photographers” or “just reporters.” Everyone now needs to be multimedia producers. That’s my story and I’ve been sticking to it. My goal is not to [...]
Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War (Reuters)
Iraq: Five Years On (BBC)
Iraq in Transition (PBS Newshour)
Coming on March 24: Bush’s War (PBS Frontline)
Others? Let us know.
The European Journalism Centre has announced a five-day video training course, to be held at its offices in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Sessions will be held in April, June, and September.
(Thanks to Andy Dickinson for the link.)
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