If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times: There’s really no reason for anyone’s resume to be longer than one page. So how do you fit everything in? Simply follow the same principle you’d apply to anything else you write. Select, don’t compress. Deciding what to leave out isn’t always easy, but [...]
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December is nearly over and it’s time once again for Advancing the Story’s Top 10 report. The posts below are those that drew the most reader interest over the year. From writing to sourcing news to using video more effectively, that’s what seemed to resonate with all of you. We hope you’ll check out any [...]
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Tomorrow is the day to express your creativity, support free speech and win $5,000 in scholarship money through Twitter. December 15 is National Bill of Rights Day, which marks the 220th birthday of the First Amendment. Here’s how it works: Beginning at midnight on Dec. 15, students ages 14 to 22 can tweet their support [...]
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If you’re about to graduate, it may already be too late! OK, that’s an exaggeration, but reporter Allison Croghan says getting a job in TV news is easier when you start earlier than you may think. “I wish I would have been more hands-on earlier in my undergraduate studies,” says Croghan, who is a reporter [...]
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Journalists love lists and I’m no exception. So when I saw a list of 14 things to do before you graduate on SPJ’s First Draft blog, I had to share it here. We’ve said most of this before in the textbook and here on the blog, but it’s always useful to see tips like these all [...]
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Looks like it’s social media week on Advancing the Story. The video comes from Mashable and features an interview conducted by Adam Ostrow with Vadim Lavrusik of Facebook. (Thanks to Sue Weakley for the heads up.) A big chunk of the 30-minute video is devoted to the newish “subscribe” function on Facebook. Lavrusik says Facebook [...]
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The Project for Excellence in Journalism released results of a study regarding Twitter use by 13 major news outlets. The findings are interesting in that they seem to indicate that most news organizations are still using social media as a promotional tool, rather than as a means for interacting with audiences. The vast majority of [...]
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The most popular social media sites — YouTube, Facebook and Twitter — are free, aren’t they? Well, maybe, says social media guru Jeff Cutler. “Social media are definitely a time suck,” says Cutler. “They are shiny and fun and they can waste your time.” But journalists need these tools because they let you be “where [...]
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According to Juniper Research, companies delivering news content to mobile devices will make $1.1 billion in ad revenue by 2016. That’s a lot of money, and that’s why so many news organizations are scrambling to develop a mobile strategy. At the same time they”re pushing content out to mobile devices, newsrooms are increasingly focused on [...]
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The first Journalism Interactive Conference is sold out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hear what some of the world’s leading experts have to say about what’s next for social media, mobile and entrepreneurial journalism. Starting Friday, the J/i website will feature live streaming of sessions with folks like Mashable’s Adam Ostrow, Amy Webb and [...]
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