SPJ regional conference
Mark your calendars—The Society of Professional Journalists annual Region 9 conference will be held in Salt Lake City, March 24-25. The...
The grave digger theory
A legend of New York City newspapering died over the weekend. You may not have heard of columnist Jimmy Breslin, but he was well known...
Data journalism
As you've no doubt heard, data journalism is becoming a pretty big deal. For awhile people were saying it's the future of journalism. But...
Wired profiles changes at NYT
Wired magazine this month features the New York Times' efforts to innovate for the digital age. As mentioned in this space last month,...
Social media & politics
Please take note and make an effort to attend this lecture: Social Media & the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Thursday, March 2 at 11:00...
What non-fake news looks like
As you know, journalism—your future profession—is under attack. When our president doesn't like a news story he calls it "fake news" and...
Megaphone for the voiceless
Steve Buttry died this week. You don't know him, but he was a long-time journalist, a teacher, and director of student media at Louisiana...
Advanced Google search
In case you missed the Google training, we're revisiting some of it here. We learned some advanced skills to be more efficient and...
Google training this week
Instead of class on Wednesday, I encourage you to attend Google Tools Training, sponsored SPJ. The training will be held on Friday,...
How to cover President Trump
This week the nation inaugurated a new president. As a candidate and as president-elect, Trump has given journalists plenty to worry...