Archive
15 Sep

Beyond the riding profile: campaign coverage in a cynical age

By Kirk LaPointe These are difficult times if you’re not a political junkie. Campaigning is crowding other content from screens, speakers and pages. These are also difficult times if you’re […]

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17 Jun

Making newsroom changes stick

As a newsroom manager, it’s important to set clear goals and make sure staff know exactly what the priorities are. Michele McLellan, a former editor at The Oregonian and a […]

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25 Mar

Editing in the digital age

“It is a news manager’s challenge to help reshape the culture, and one of those cultures is the layered editing that often improves and occasionally blandizes the reporter’s copy,” writes […]

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4 Feb

Shaking things up online

If your news site is suffering from the winter blahs, Robert Washburn has recently posted some links to help you refresh it. One points to how a UK newspaper helped build its online audience using […]

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21 Jan

Advice for journalists-cum-managers

In a Poynter Leading Lines column called “How to create a page-turning newsroom”, Butch Ward offers great advice to journalists who have been recently promoted to management positions. He describes […]

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4 Jan

How the magic wand would fix newsrooms

Steve Outing at E&P reached out to his news industry colleagues and asked them: If I could wave my magic wand, what would you have me do with it on your […]

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23 Jul

Journalism training database

Searchable database of training courses, workshops, seminars, etc. being offered to journalists. The site is managed by the Society of Professional Journalists for the Council of National Journalism Organizations.

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27 Feb

Diversity in broadcasting

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters created the “Diversity in Broadcasting” website to act as a central information resource, providing key information and links on issues relating to diversity in broadcasting.

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19 Dec

Fostering excellence….

…is about managing journalism and journalists in a way that inspires everyone involved to rise to the highest challenges of their craft. In this area of J-Source, you’ll find resources […]

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2 Oct

No Train, No Gain

This resource site for newsroom trainers offers training tips and handouts on writing, editing, reporting, newsroom management skills, recruitment and retention, diversity, technology and newsroom surveys.

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