Now that’s innovative. The test in New York of being a journalist will depend on what you do rather than who you work for. And it’s a trend that is spreading. “More and more, they are looking for folks who...

Those who are particularly likely to read news in a printed version of their local paper on a typical day include: whites, those over age 50, and people who do not own cell phones

For the last couple of months, I have been helping plan a workshop that will be held April 9 at the Freedom Forum’s John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville (pictured above). A joint effort by the Online News Association and the...

Evansville Courier-Press Editor Mizell Stewart III discusses the need to communicate change at a February Mid-America Press Institute workshop.on “Innovation: Managing Change.” There is more at mpinews.wordpress.com, including Steve Buttry on Twitter in the newsroom.

The Net buzz is about Google Buzz, which launched this week. It’s an important product, another turning point in the development of Social Media, no doubt. But it’s a week in which we were also reminded that game-changing ideas aren’t...

From the Online News Association Newsletter today: Save the date: “Smart Phones for Smart Journalists “ Stay tuned for details on a training session that will bring you up to speed and place you a step ahead on mobile technology....

One of the pioneering efforts in new ways to deliver news and connect with audiences in Tennessee (and the country) is “going dark” WKRN-TV’s “Nashville is Talking” Web site, termed a  “quaint reminder” of days gone by shuts down on...

The new Scripps Convergence Lab at the University of Tennessee is being quickly put to use by the public as well as students. TheKnoxville Digital Strategy Winter Summit will be held in the Convergence Lab on Feb. 24 and is...