Using FOI on the FBI

Al’s Morning Meeting just featured a “how-to” for requesting FBI files on the famous and not-so-famous.  WTTG-TV reporter Tisha Thompson is working on a series of reports involving the files and she shares what she’s learned so far.
If you want your file, you need to file a Privacy Act Request using the FBI’s form. You [...]

Network news on campus

In a move that could be a winner for both journalism students and the network, ABC News plans to open bureaus this fall on five college campuses. The “digital” bureaus will offer on-the-job training in multimedia journalism to students who will report on local stories for ABC News outlets, mostly online but possibly on [...]

Video misconceptions

In a post entitled “How not to do newspaper video,” the folks over at Digital Journalist say newspaper managers don’t understand what it takes to do video well. Rule number one, according to the DJ editorial: “You are not in the television business.”
Can’t argue with that. In fact, TV newsrooms need to learn [...]

Building audience

You work hard. You have great content. You have built it. But will they come? How can a news Web site use technology to build a bigger audience? MediaShift’s Mark Glaser offers these tips from the recent NewsTools2008 conference.

Use social media buttons on your site, but also seed Digg with [...]

Press freedom under pressure

It’s World Press Freedom Day, and my guess is that most Americans don’t have a clue. The day was set aside by the United Nations 15 years ago to raise awareness of the importance of a free press and to honor journalists who take tremendous risks to tell stories their governments don’t want people [...]

Are J-schools doing the job?

Editor & Publisher is preparing a major feature for its June issue on the state of journalism education.
Are young journalists receiving proper training for the new digital age? What do editors think about the quality of j-school grads they are hiring? And what do the students think about their job prospects in a shrinking industry? [...]

A “Web first” newsroom

The Rockford Register Star calls itself a “Web first” newsroom. What does that mean? Listen to staffers describe how the Web has changed their work and notice the frequent use of two key words: “creative” and “rewarding.”  [Thanks to Howard Owens for pointing to the video.]