New Year’s Resolutions Every College Newspaper Should Make
Every newspaper can fall into a pattern of static publishing and not growing with the times. The faltering economy and pessimistic job opportunities in journalism can level college journalists feeling discouraged and downtrodden. Don’t let it. Start the year 2009 with a new outlook on your college newspaper’s potential and all that you are capable [...]
The Best Resource Web site you’ve NEVER heard of
When I twittered that I was attending the Ed2010’s spring conference in New York the other day, I expected to get a flood of “Me too! See you there!” What I got instead was a bunch of replies, asking me to explain what Ed2010 means. Was I speaking in code? I was shocked more people [...]
Top 10 Interview Questions for a Job in Journalism
This past semester in my News Reporting II class, we had to read and reply to the most commonly asked questions asked on an interview for a job in journalism. See if you agree with the list and feel free to add a few of your own!
1. Are you a better writer or reporter?
2. Why [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Start a Ning for your Newspaper
The Whit just started it’s own Ning which we will be perfecting and inviting writers to join over winter break. We first came heard of this idea from Daniel Bachhuber of CoPress and it’s something we’re really looking forward to using in the upcoming semester!
1. It’s cooler than a wiki. Let’s face it. Despite it’s [...]
VIDEO: What does it all mean?
Fascinating video called “Incredible facts about our Technological World!” This is absolutely fascinating. You could undoubtedly blame much of the newspaper crisis on the incredibly fast-changing world of technology and it’s nearly impossible for journalism (in addition to other industries) to keep up.
Using ISSUU for your College Newspaper
In lieu of creating PDFs for your college newspaper’s Web site, why not use ISSUU, a service which enables you to upload PDFs into a snazzy media viewer. I’ve known about this service for awhile but didn’t realize until tonight that it was free and therefore perfect for college newspapers. ISSUU is a great alternative [...]
VIDEO: Jeff Jarvis defends Google
Jeff Jarvis, who’s book “What Would Google Do?” comes out in mid-January, takes part in a debate in which he defends Google as not just an important facet of today’s world but as a leader in technology, innovation and journalism.
My favorite part is when he states that technology has not made us less communicative but [...]
