Strange Bedfellows: What Journalism Can Learn From Adult Entertainment
Posted on Poynter.org by Andy Medici at 6:25 AM on Jun. 3, 2010 Let’s role-play for a second. Imagine you are working in an industry that has been battered by the recent recession and rapid advances in technology. Instead of paying for teams of professionals, people are going online to find new content like yours [...]
Not Sure What to Do? Sometimes It’s OK to Laugh About Journalism
This is “Multimedia Immersion Rap” — a fantastic video about being multimedia journailsts produced by Evan Vucci and Matt Ford to kick off the NPPA Multimedia Immersion workshop in Syracuse, N.Y., in May. It’s a parody of Jay-Z’s “On To The Next One” and just one of 10 wild and crazy short videos about journalism you’ll [...]
Remember Good Reporting?
Memo to Harry Smith & CBS, Re: Colonoscopy Crusading Some of you are starting blogs. Some are starting new ventures, some of you just appreciate knowing that good journalism still exists. Gary Schwitzer’s HealthNews Review Blog serves as a shining example of how we can carry on the high standards we held dear before we [...]
Reflections of a Newsosaur: Stop the Exploitation of Journalists
The author has shared the lede and link to Monday’s (Feb. 1) post on his blog: “Reflections of a Newsosaur: Musings (and occasional urgent warnings) of a veteran media executive who fears our news-gathering companies are stumbling to extinction.” By Alan D. Mutter It’s time for journalists to stop participating in their own exploitation by working for [...]
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Is there life – or work – after newspapers? A lot of us are in the process of finding out. Because it’s generally a somewhat lonely endeavor, it struck me, in January 2010, that it might be comforting – and possibly very productive – to go through it together.
Displaced Journalists is a community – our community – where we find common ground, where we can begin to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get on with our lives and livelihoods. [more]