Journalism: Its Intersection With Hyperlocal Web Sites

By Mark Potts• Local News• December 15, 2007

These sites ‘provide a depth of coverage of microscopic issues and events that thinly stretched traditional newsrooms simply can’t get to.’ Read more

When Community Residents Commit ‘Random Acts of Journalism’

By Jan Schaffer• Local News• December 15, 2007

‘In communities with little news coverage, people are using the Web to restore a sense of place.’ Read more

Teaching Journalism in the Digital Age: Introduction

By Melissa Ludtke• Technology• September 15, 2007

In our Winter 2006 issue, Goodbye Gutenberg, journalists described the ways in which digital technology affects their work, and adjustments being made within newsrooms were front and center. What wasn’t told, however, was how those who want to be journalists … Read more

Plowing New Ground in Journalism Education

By Bob Giles• From the Curator• September 15, 2007

‘This should not be a discussion of how to graft the latest onto the existing.’ Read more

Credibility Resides at the Core of Teaching Journalism

By Jean Folkerts• Technology• September 15, 2007

The challenge involves adjusting to the new rigors of the practice and getting students to think in digital ways. Read more

Values Reside at the Core of Journalism

By Lou Ureneck• Technology• September 15, 2007

It is these essential values that ‘make someone a good journalist, and they are what lift this work above the trivial.’ Read more

Journalism Driven By Passion

By James O’Byrne, Mark Schleifstein and Susan Feeney• Features• September 15, 2007

‘… we’re totally comfortable with the view that New Orleans should survive. As a newspaper, we’re clear on that position.’ Read more

Journalism and Academia: How They Can Work Together

By Jeffrey Scheuer• Technology• September 15, 2007

‘Neither the practical (newsroom) model nor a purely academic one is ideal for either the aspiring or the working journalist.’ Read more

Multimedia Journalism Changes What Universities Teach

By Jerome Aumente• Technology• September 15, 2007

‘Creating multimedia stories will require flexibility, a collaborative spirit, and strategic planning,’ and these are essential skills that must now be learned. Read more

Community Building on the Web: Implications for Journalism

By Craig Newmark• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2006

The founder of craigslist speaks about online lessons he shares with new media journalists. Read more