I’m speaking to a journalism class at the University of Tennessee this morning about: Computer-Assisted Reporting Computational Journalism Open Government Data Advocacy efforts

I wanted to note this is in passing and April Fool’s Day feels right: This blog turned five just a few weeks ago, on Feb. 18. For those who read it regularly, thank you! For those that read it all...

We have a speaker switch on our “Smart Phones for Smart Journalists” workshop on April 9 in Nashville at the Freedom Forum’s John Seigenthaler Center. Coming up from Atlanta to hold the legal issues session is attorney and press law...

Help Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Lola Alapo in her effort to raise money for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital through “Star 102.1’s 2nd Annual Dancing with the Knoxville Stars .” The fundraiser is drawing to a close and helping Children’s Hospital...

I’ve even tried No. 12, and I’ve heard some that should have made this list seriously suggested in brainstorming meetings.

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From Val Hoeppner at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute: Associated Press Managing Editors’ NewsTrain program will hold a two-day workshop for newsroom editors and college educators/media advisers Sept. 23-24 at the Freedom Forum in Nashville. Through a grant from the...

Nice interview with E.W. Scripps CEO Richard Boehne over at TVNewsCheck, but I hate it when they call the company I work for “venerable.” Sounds so very musty. Some selected quotes, but read the whole thing: On online as a...

I missed the running Twitter debate between Mathew Ingram and Howard Owens on anonymous comments on Saturday; the weather in Knoxville was just too nice to stay indoors and on a computer. But, thankfully, Ingram has recapped it. I think...