How NPR benefits from agile project development & you can too
We talk a lot these days about how important it is for media organizations to be agile in the face of a rapidly shifting media landscape. And when I came to NPR in February 2010, I thought I knew what…...
View Article7 ways journalists can make better ethical decisions when using Facebook
Journalists using Facebook as a reporting tool have likely faced some ethical questions about what is and isn’t appropriate — particularly when it comes to the information they post and the way they...
View ArticleHow journalists can use selectors to harness the power of CSS
Editor’s note: This How To assumes a basic understanding of HTML. Along with HTML and JavaScript, CSS forms the foundation of the open Web. These three technologies power just about every website, and...
View ArticleHow to curate Instagram by reposting newsworthy photos
Instagram is becoming synonymous with smartphone photography, with over 50 million users and 5 million more joining every week. Those users have snapped more than 1 billion photos of pets, nature or...
View ArticleHow journalists can use Ospriet to capture real-time conversations at...
While preparing for a SXSWi panel on design research earlier this year, I started thinking about how to engage the audience. My fellow panelists and I wanted a way for the audience to participate in...
View ArticleHow to approach sources on Twitter when covering tragedies like the Colorado...
Several journalists have been using Twitter to reach out to eyewitnesses and those who know victims of the Colorado theater shooting. While it’s common for journalists to reach out to sources on...
View ArticleWhy social media roles in newsrooms shouldn’t just be for ‘young people’
Social media has opened a new door of career opportunities for media professionals, many of which have been snapped up by tech-savvy young journalists. Equipped with the speed, skills and determination...
View ArticleWhy The Times-Picayune should invest in kiosks for New Orleans
Since nobody hauling in seven figures annually knows what to do with the newspaper business in the post-modern era, especially in communities like New Orleans, I’ll throw out an idea that Rich Beckman...
View ArticleHow journalists can improve video stories with shot sequences
Good video stories need strong individual shots. Great video stories present those shots in a sequence that complements the parts and creates a much greater whole. Shooting and editing effective...
View ArticleHow news organizations are taking advantage of the latest iPad’s features
The newest iPad has ushered in a new high-resolution Retina Display that renders text that’s similar to the quality you see in print. The core of most news apps is the printed word. The coarse...
View ArticleHow journalists can turn their stories into conversations
Social media have made it easier than ever for journalists to engage their readers in conversation. They’ve also changed the way we think about other, “nonsocial” media. Maybe that’s why many...
View ArticleWhat journalists need to know about ‘content marketing’
When a major newspaper suspends a vendor for faking bylines and a bestselling author/journalist goes down in flames over fabricated quotes in the same month, the magnifying glass suddenly focuses...
View Article10 ways to prevent plagiarism, fabrication at college newspapers (and in any...
Multiple news organizations have recently found themselves in the middle of plagiarism and fabrication scandals — NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Time, CNN and The Boston Globe to name a few. Last...
View ArticleHow to keep social media reaction in perspective when covering the elections
Flip the channel or the page, and you’ll find it: coverage of the social media reaction to news events — and political events like conventions and debates. Much of it, however, talks about that...
View ArticleWhat other approaches could CNN have taken instead of unpublishing hormones...
CNN’s decision to remove a story about how hormones affect women’s voting decisions raises questions about unpublishing — at CNN and on news sites in general. During a live chat, Poynter’s Kelly...
View ArticleHow journalists can use Ospriet to capture real-time conversations at...
While preparing for a SXSWi panel on design research earlier this year, I started thinking about how to engage the audience. My fellow panelists and I wanted a way for the audience to participate in...
View ArticleElection coverage shows how online & mobile video has grown & why it needs to...
On election night, video was everywhere — and not just on television. Dozens of news sites and mobile apps also featured video, and there was no shortage of places to watch the election results roll in...
View ArticleWhat journalists need to know about digital video editing
Digital camcorders, DSLRs and digital audio recorders have revolutionized video production. It’s now possible to get higher quality footage for less money than ever before. But, advances in hardware...
View Article5 ways journalists can use social media for on-the-ground reporting in the...
Social media is a particularly powerful tool in the Middle East, where in some countries it gives people a way to express themselves. That expression takes many forms, from social protest, to political...
View ArticleGo-to research databases journalists can use to improve their reporting
Scan the headlines these days and it’s evident that the world’s problems — and attendant reporting challenges — are only getting more complex. Tax policy, fracking, school reform, climate change,...
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