Graeme Smith of The Globe and Mail and Mellissa Fung of CBC News are two of Canada’s best known foreign correspondents. They recently spoke about their experiences covering the war in Afghanistan at a Canadian Journalism Foundation event in Toronto. Jeffrey Dvorkin reports.
Those of us old enough to remember the economic situation of the early 1980s may be wondering: is history repeating itself in the way the media are valuing investigative journalism? The 1970s witnessed an explosion of investigative work. The social forces of the ‘60s put many people into motion, and the public was growing increasingly…
“I have classified as journalist anyone who produces content for online or traditional media and, as you’ll see, some people who are simply involved in the selling or promoting of news media. So really it’s more of a list of Australian media people on Twitter”
A snapshot of the skills needed by journalists as outlined by Jose Zamora, Journalism Program Associate at the Knight Foundation. ““In the future there will be a new breed of journalists who can do all this (multimedia journalism) and it’s second nature to them,” said Travis Fox last Friday at this year’s International Symposium on…
“Senator, thank you for inviting me to speak at these hearings. But, with respect, I believe you are investigating the wrong issue from the wrong angle and in any case, I am not sure what role you and government should have in this matter.”
Before Barbara Moon stopped writing and became a legendary editor “she wrote – as all good writers do – from the edges of her nerves ….
“People are sharing their experiences of financial hardship via a new user-generated content initiative from the New York Times. Picturing the Recession asks readers to submit photos which capture the signs of economic troubles in their homes, neighbourhoods and towns.”
“As newspapers shed copy editors and post more and more unedited stories online, what’s the impact on their content?”
“If a website’s editorial mission focuses on building community, as I’ve argued, so should its advertising sales strategy focus on community as well. Don’t fall into the trap of selling potential advertisers nothing more than numbers; don’t neglect to sell them on the opportunity to support the community that you are building.”
Robert Niles provides advice to community journalists looking to write content for online newspapers. “That’s a harsh realization for many journalists, who have worked intensely to cover their communities for years. But effort and will don’t deliver readers. Information that engages and rewards them does.”