Category: Blog Posts
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Tips on Teaching a Journalism MOOC
I recently had the opportunity to teach a MOOC on Data-Driven Journalism for the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas along with four other data journalism experts in the field. For journalism educators seeking to jump into the MOOC world, I share my insights on this experience in this recent PBS MediaShift article.
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Building New Audiences, Engaging the Community with Pinterest
When we think of the social media industry, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn may come to mind, but what about Pinterest? You may be surprised to know how big of a social media contender they have turned out to be. Pinterest, launched in 2010, remains a big player in the social media market. Experian Hitwise US,…
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Recruiting Strategies to Find a Great Hire
Finding the right person to join your news organization can be a challenge. The recruiting and hiring process can be lengthy but if you take the right steps, it can make all the difference when you have that great staff member join your team. This week I will be sharing tips on how to find…
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Building Community, Innovation: The Power of Coding Workshops, Hackathons for Nonprofit News Organizations
Social coding events like coding workshops, codeathons, and hackathons seem to be happening on a weekly basis in the United States and around the world. Do a quick search online and you will be surprised to see the number of events being held in your own state or city. The premise of these social coding…
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Collaboration Tools for the Newsroom
Collaboration has become the norm in many newsrooms today. A newsroom cannot function without collaborative processes, a solid team and digital tools that can help support that collaboration. This week I offer some digital tools that can help facilitate collaboration in the newsroom whether you are an editor, designer, coder or reporter in the news…
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