Posts By Nicole Blanchett Neheli

There’s an ongoing debate about whether the influence of audience data is good or bad for journalistic practice. But it’s not the audience data that’s an issue – it’s the way they’re used

With a significant portion of the audience arriving at news sites via social media and search, the imminent death of the homepage is a common refrain. One senior digital manager told me he was expecting the “death of the homepage…

It might be time to reframe the focus to what pageviews do tell us.

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The use of analytics is now entrenched in news practice. But do journalists really understand how to utilize them? 

Continue Reading Journalism and analytics: A starter’s guide

In part three of our series on grammar, we take a look at sentence construction.
Continue Reading Grammar Guide: Making sentences agreeable

Proper punctuation can make your writing sing. Incorrect punctuation can result in lawsuits and social media mockery.
Continue Reading Grammar guide: Common punctuation errors

In this video produced by students from Sheridan College, find out how stories are pitched, developed, and followed for the online audience of Global News.
Continue Reading A day on the web desk at Global News

In a Sheridan College college lecture, the CBC foreign correspondent explains what it’s really like to report from around the globe.
Continue Reading War zones, disasters and pure luck: David Common on international reporting

A lot of people consider a streeter, also called a man on the street (MOS), a waste of airtime. But done properly, it can be a great tool to give your audience a voice and provide context on important issues. So how do you shoot a good streeter? Check out this video tutorial produced at Sheridan College for some important tips.

Continue Reading Video: How to shoot a streeter