Journalism, Technology, History

What's a Facebook like really worth?

The Social Media Day at the Associated Press Media Editors Conference in Nashville has one panel that will attempt to provide some answers to that question. It’s a star-studded lineup of newspaper and TV digital pioneers, who have been innovators...

Get a great deal on APME's Social Media Day

As part of its national Conference, Sept. 19-21 in Nashville, the Associated Press Media Editors is offering a special one-day rate of $35 for the Social Media Day on Friday, Sept. 21. This is a great opportunity to hear some...

New Scripps Digital Division starting to make noise

This has been a bit under the radar, but a lot of work has been going on with the E.W. Scripps Digital Division, in which I now work, since early last fall. You’ll be hearing more as a lot of...

Some people to follow on the 'Future of News'

Liz Heron, who posed the question of “Who’s your favorite thinker on future-of-news issues? Why?” will be the keynote speaker Sept. 21 on what is being billed “Social Media Day” at the Associated Press Media Editors Conference in Nashville at...

Maybe newsrooms need to kick the front page habit

I recently did an email Q&A with Charles Duhigg, the New York Times reporter who wrote The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. The interview appears Monday in The Knoxville News Sentinel (I...

Dangerous ideas for pushing the boundaries of journalism

Lots of video responses have been posted to April’s “Carnival of Journalism” of question: “What is your most dangerous idea for pushing the boundaries of journalism?” You see them on the right in the recent posts list on this site...

Training as a dangerous idea for journalism

My April Carnival of Journalism entry offers up training as my most dangerous idea for pushing the boundaries of journalism. A roundup of all the responses to “What is your most dangerous idea for pushing the boundaries of journalism” will...

We toot our horn

This blog won “Best Blog” not affiliated with a news organization from the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists in awards announced Friday night. Lots of great regional journalism was honored; read through the list.
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