by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on How to build your digital skills
It’s hard enough to report, write, edit and produce the news these days but, even if you can do all of that well, you may need additional skills to survive and thrive in a digital-first newsroom. Some are obvious: You’d…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on How to search and share better on social
You’re on Facebook and Twitter, of course, but are you making the most of each platform? What about Instagram and LinkedIn? Tracy Davidson, morning anchor at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, is on all of the above, early and often. “I start…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Five Facebook tips for journalists
Social media can be a bother, just one more thing to fit into an already overloaded day. If it feels that way to you, you’re doing it wrong. Boyd Huppert, who’s been in TV news more than 30 years, calls…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Interacting with your news, from bots to voice assistants
There are thousands of them on Facebook Messenger alone, and journalism organizations with plenty of resources and lots of room for innovation have been experimenting with chat bots, voice interfaces and machine learning to engage their audiences. For the uninitiated,…