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:
Jobs for journalism grads
Advice for would-be journalists
Enrollments are up but jobs are practically impossible to find. What’s a college journalism professor supposed to tell a classroom full of students this fall? American University’s Danna Walker plans to offer up “seven laws of journalism,” an insightful and…