Archive
19 Feb

A report card on Columbia’s j-school

It was never meant for public consumption. But thanks to the Poynter Institute for posting it, we can all read the Columbia j-school dean’s personal assessment of recent changes at […]

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11 Jan

The role of J-schools in a changing media world

This thoughtful article from Insider Higher Ed explores the role of journalism schools in a world where journalism itself is in a state of flux. It follows a January 2008 […]

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11 Dec

Reporting with sound

More and more journalists are working with audio these days and learning from radio reporters. This is a fabulous guide for journalists about using sound and audio clips in their […]

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11 Dec

Writing broadcast copy

There are countless guides to writing broadcast copy online. This is one of the better ones. It’s a clear list of 10 rules with good examples as illustrations.

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9 Dec

Teaching courses online to virtual students

One of the questions I am asked frequently, as a journalism educator, is whether we offer any of our courses online. We don’t — at least not yet, and I am […]

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6 Dec

Daily writing tips from professional writers

This website is produced by four professional writers who use it to share lots of general advice about writing. But it also includes links to pages about such things as The Art […]

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6 Dec

Video tutorial for Google Reader

If you are trying to teach or encourage your students to use RSS feeds, specifically through Google Reader, you may find this online video tutorial helpful as a teaching aid or […]

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3 Dec

Videos to help explain new online tools to students

The website below contains links to a library of simple, short videos that teachers may find useful to introduce lessons about a wide range of new online tools. Common Craft […]

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26 Nov

A recipe for new media training from Columbia U

Columbia University in New York launched a new course for new media majors in September. If, like so many j-educators, you are looking for ideas about how to teach multimedia […]

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25 Nov

If your skills need a makeover…

Many journalism educators and mid-career journalists are anxious these days about the aging state of their skills. They want to know more about audio, video and interactive tools, social networking and […]

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