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December 28, 2013

The Scariest Thing I’ve Read

That dubious award goes to Luke O’Neil at Esquire for a piece titled The Year We Broke the Internet. Think on this segment about why he linked to stories without fact checking anything: Like buying into an insurance plan, it’s a pooled-risk version of Internet writing: The sheer ubiquity of suspect stories provides cover for all of us. Nice, huh?...

Business & Industry/Journalism

December 20, 2013

Identifying Killers

Over at the Poynter Institute, Al Tompkins has a big-think piece on our practice of identifying the accused in mass murder cases. There is a lot to process in this piece. Does our incessant coverage of these stories fuel future ones? How do we balance the public’s right to know with our responsibility to build a better society? Spend some...

Ethics & Legal/Journalism

December 9, 2013

Again, Private or Not

Makes me happy when the dean of my old school agrees with me on something: “I am very disappointed in President Obama for trying to limit press access,” said Lorraine Branham, dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University … “You cannot say it is private and then turn around and put out photos.” Also from...

Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 9, 2013

Be a Journalist

I’m behind in some of my reading so I just got to Jim Colton’s interview with National Geographic’s Dennis Dimmick on the National Press Photographers Association’s Photo Journal page. We talk about being the expert in my class on whatever it is you’re going to cover, but I’m not always sure that comes through. So this will be required reading...

Journalism/Photojournalism

December 7, 2013

The Social Media Minute Before

The BBC put together a short video that encapsulates some of the tweets from the moment before Nelson Mandela’s passing was announced. It’s a fascinating way to blend textual social media and the visuals of his life. Worth a minute of your time. (Thanks to Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute for the link.)

Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia

December 1, 2013

White House Wedding

Over at The New York Times, Mark Lander has a story about the ongoing debate between the press and the White House over visual access to the president. The news hook for this story seems lad little weak – the president’s photographer, Pete Souza, was recently married in the Rose Garden. Still, the limited access needs to be rectified. “The...

Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 30, 2013

Presidents and the Press Photographers

Really nicely curated photo gallery by Dennis Brack over at Politico that looks at the relationships between news photographers and presidents. The cutlines reveal some surprising information on who had warm relationships and who had icy ones.

Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 27, 2013

On Unpaid Internships

Over at The New York Times, David Carr takes on the issue of unpaid internships in media organizations. Is this a big deal? Yes. These internships are by their very nature discriminatory. Only a certain kind of young person can afford to spend a summer working for no pay. According to sources at the major publishers, more than one in...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 19, 2013

Rules for Storytelling

This can’t be of any value as it’s not a prime-number list, but I’m still sharing – Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. Not all apply to journalism, but a surprising number do.

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

November 18, 2013

Why You May Not Get a Job

Over at Time, Martha C. White has a short piece up on why college graduates are struggling to find jobs – and it isn’t that their formal education failed them, it’s the “soft skills” the kids lack. Specifically, companies say candidates are lacking in motivation, interpersonal skills, appearance, punctuality and flexibility. So, to those kids who complain about my attendance...

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The Scariest Thing I’ve Read

Identifying Killers

Again, Private or Not

Be a Journalist

The Social Media Minute Before

White House Wedding

Presidents and the Press Photographers

On Unpaid Internships

Rules for Storytelling

Why You May Not Get a Job