December 2009
139 posts
The realities of working in a small newsroom —... →
I am now just over two weeks in to my new job as web editor at the Garden City Telegram and already am I learning a good deal about the realities of working in a newsroom of this size…
Watch This: 70-Minute Video Review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace http://post.ly/FzvQ
The realities of working in a small newsroom - Wired Journalists http://post.ly/G0Bb
RT @paulandersen: Note to next generation: Watch the 70-minute review of Phantom Menace rather than the movie itself. http://bit.ly/Pha …
RT @paulandersen: 70-minute review of Phantom Menace. http://bit.ly/PhantomReview Awesome.
A model for journalism… http://post.ly/FwTw
Well, looks like my iPod is officially dead. :( Anybody want to buy a 3rd gen iTouch for parts?
Wondermark » Archive » #581; In which the Captain partakes in Sport http://post.ly/FwiX
A model for journalism... →
“We’re the community watchdogs! We bark when there’s trouble, alerting not only the authorities but also the public, which needs a check on those authorities, that something dubious, danegrous or…
WSJ looks to the past for new social media policy →
Patrick Thornton’s take on the Wall Street Journal’s social media policy. Annotated link…
Twitter / John Robinson →
Twitter rules: I trust the staff to report the news. Shouldn’t I trust them enough to tweet? Is twitter that much harder than reporting?
RT @manifestphil: Hate to be “just another Apple fanboy”, but Macs don’t have any of the issues mentioned. RT @ThisIsSethsBlog http://bi …
Newspapers and rules on Twitter →
Mathew Ingram wraps up some of the blog coverage of the Wall Street Journal’s social media policies. Annotated link…
Wall Street Journal rules for Twitter, Facebook... →
Gina Chen comments on the Wall Street Journal social media rules. Annotated link…
RT @TessaHMT: Gotta love Bozeman police reports
Boy, I hope the present I ordered for @susanandrus shows up in the mail today.
Is anybody else having problems accessing Editor & Publisher’s older stories? I know they’re shutting down, but why are the links broken?
For that matter, will any of Editor & Publisher’s content be preserved online? Or will it vanish like the Rocky Mountain News site?
Some journalists get uncomfortable with the... →
Steve Buttry responds to a Paul Bradshaw post about who owns the rights to an e-mailed interview. Buttry basically says that a journalist can’t expect an interview to be private. Annotated link…
There’s A Fly In My Urinal : NPR http://post.ly/FpMh
What English Sounds Like to Foreigners is Today’s BIG Thing in Music http://post.ly/FpTF
Journalism ethics in social networks « Pursuing the Complete Community Connection http://post.ly/Fo43
Journalism ethics in social networks « Pursuing... →
This is a handout I use in Upholding and Updating Ethical Standards, an American Press Institute seminar underwritten by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. It doesn’t attempt to…
Twitter - is it a help or a hindrance to... →
WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines Paint Staff Into... →
Ombudsman Blog - Post Editor Ends Tweets as New... →
Washington Post social media guidelines don’t... →
Washington Post needs social media conversation,... →
WSJ’s Twitter rules: too restrictive » Nieman... →
Matthew Ingram comments on a Wall Street Journal social media policy. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.niemanlab.org%2F2009%2F05%2Fwsjs-twitter-rules-too-restrictive
Thoughts on Wall Street Journal’s rules for staff... →
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fstevebuttry.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F13%2Fthoughts-on-wall-street-journals-rules-for-staff-using-social-media
Journalism ethics in social networks →
Steve Buttry with advice on how news organizations should approach making a social media policy. Annotated link…
Anybody know of any solstice celebrations going on around #Bozeman tonight?
Congratulations to the state’s CBS affiliates (@kbzk, @kxlf etc.) for launching your new Web sites.
Auto-Tune | Know Your Meme http://post.ly/Fi64
Who owns the e-mail interview? →
Paul Bradshaw, writing for Poynter, has raised some great questions about interviews conducted by e-mail.
Bradshaw was interviewed by a reporter via e-mail. At the end of their exchange,…
Ten Tips for Working With Music in Multimedia →
TIps for working with music in a multimedia piece from MediaStorm’s Eric Maierson.
Although, when the FAIL happens to you, it’s never quite so funny… (And yes, I noticed the grammar error in the poll too.)
Just fixed an error in a @bozchron online poll about the Griz game. Funny, in a FAIL blog sort of way. http://yfrog.com/1yka0fj
Just completed a little redesign of my blog using the Thematic framework for WordPress. Not bad for a night’s work. http://www.hypercrit.net
Testing WordPress cross-posting functionality →
Cross your fingers! We’ll see if this works.
Cross-posted from my Posterous site at Becker’s Online Journal
Charlie Gibson leaves ABC News today as the last old school network TV anchorman http://post.ly/FaH7
How Facebook Is Making Friending Obsolete - WSJ.com http://post.ly/FaIZ
the nytpicker: “We’re Scared.” http://post.ly/FaLu
RT @mlheerdt: What’s with Randall not wanting sharp corners on cards? If you’re a real gamer, you take the risk! Puts hair on your chest!
Putting bite back in newspapers →
Alan Mutter suggests that it is perhaps a good idea for news organizations to forget about objectivity in favor of calling it like it is, bluntly. Annotated link…
Be OK with losing a little control →
Well worth the four and a half minutes.
Reflections of a Newsosaur: Putting bite back in newspapers http://post.ly/FQBL
Didn’t get to see Nate or Susan before leaving for work this morning. They were both still asleep :(
Watched “The Hangover” last night. Not as hilarious as I expected, but still funny. Next to rent: “Inglourious Basterds.”
Win a new Nikon D300s (or 2000 photo scans) from @ScanCafe & Scott Bourne. Pls RT. Details here: http://bit.ly/8SJuMT