Apparently, the days of the one-page cover letter are over. Virgil Smith, vice president/talent management for Gannett, says too many journalism job hunters are following advice left over from the 1980s. “The one page resume makes no sense. I want you to tell me…
Month: August 2009
Critiquing a TV news story
Multimedia journalism is a lot like baseball, the way the Tom Hanks character describes it in the movie A League of Our Own. “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it.” But with practice and…
What media history tells us
Much has been written recently about the parallels between what’s happening to today’s media and the crisis in network radio during the late 1940s. Thanks to Stephen Goforth for pointing out an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that illustrates what history should…
New ways of thinking about online video
By Peg Achterman, University of Washington (former KING-TV photojournalist) Given Interpret LLC’s new research and their attempt to apply a new model of engagement when analyzing users’ attention to web video, this seems a good time to lay out some…
Six video tips for multimedia journalists
An honest appraisal of J-school
If you want to be a journalist, should you go to journalism school? What’s the value of a masters degree in journalism? My usual answer is: It depends. I don’t mean to be flip or evasive. It really does depend…
Judging the success of online video
As part of our ongoing discussion of what makes online video different than what we see on TV, you might want to check out new research from Interpret, LLC. The survey focused on more than 2,000 broadband Internet users between the ages…
Checklist for multimedia accuracy
Smaller staffs, shorter deadlines and more platforms to feed. Is it any wonder mistakes get on the air and online? In today’s short-handed, 24/7 newsrooms, it’s more important than ever for anyone involved in producing content to double check it…
Interviewing mistakes to avoid
You do your research. You plan your questions. But when the interview starts, do you really listen to what’s being said? If not, you might slip almost as badly as the “interviewer” in this old-time comedy skit: