Month: August 2008

“All-platform journalists” at CNN

As CNN goes, so goes the nation?  We’ll see, but this report from TV Newser reminds us once again that there are jobs to be had if you can work in multiple media. CNN has announced it is expanding its…

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Non-compete clauses off limits in NY

For anyone who has ever signed an employment contract with a television station, this is a must see.  New York’s governor has signed a new law called the “Broadcast Employees Freedom to Work Act.”  According to Newsday: The legislation bans contract…

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Another newspaper Webcast

Another newspaper is getting into the online newscast game. “Ledger Live” from the Newark Star-Ledger is specifically “not local TV news.” But what is it, exactly? Host Brian Donohue tries to explain in a “behind the scenes” video: The Webcast…

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Award-winning multimedia

The Online News Association has once again released its nominees for the annual Online Journalism Awards.  The complete list can be found on the ONA site, but we’ve included links to the finalists’ entries for breaking news, overall excellence, multimedia features, online video presentation and…

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The new “new journalism”

If you’ve been a journalist for more than a few years, the term “new journalism” may bring back old memories.  First used by Tom Wolfe in the late 1960s, it describes the use of literary techniques like narrative, dialogue and…

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The mobile delivery difference

In this digital age journalists may (and probably should) find themselves thinking more about the delivery systems for the stories they write.  According to one Pew Center survey (pdf), on a typical day, 14% of Americans aged 18-29 have used…

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