Bonnie Harris on Traditional versus New Media (part 1)
Not every speaker proposal we got for BlogWorld was appropriate. Some were boring, over-done topics. Some were too self-promotional. Some were clearly thrown together in five minutes. But some were...
View ArticleBonnie Harris on Traditional versus New Media (part 2)
Yesterday, I posted the first part of an interview with Bonnie Harris on traditional versus new media. Here’s the rest of that interview – some can’t miss information about new media in a world that...
View ArticleAuthors Using Social Media to Generate Book Buzz
In my “free time” outside of BlogWorld, I’m an author. I’ve written three young adult novels in the past two years and currently have one out on submission to publishers. As you can imagine, I spend a...
View ArticleNewspapers Continue to Suffer in the Face of Online News Coverage
According to a report released by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the state of the American news media improved in 2010 after two years of downward movement. Among the major sectors, only...
View ArticleWas May 1 a Traditional Publishing Fail?
Here on the BlogWorld blog, I already wrote a bit about how social media is changing the face of historical moments. I know that a number of people found out about Osama bin Laden’s death via Twitter...
View ArticleAre Bloggers Different than Journalists?
I’ve spent lots of time in newsrooms, for both print and broadcast news organizations. My first job was as a reporter; the ethics of journalism were pounded into me at an early age. Be objective, don’t...
View ArticleReporters can be gay?
The news is out. Anderson Cooper is gay. I guess I should get over my crush now, huh? Honestly, I’ve always thought of Anderson Cooper as asexual. I’ve watched him on CNN, and his less serious self...
View ArticleSocial Media vs. Traditional News [Infographic]
If you’re anything like me, chances are you’ve heard about some pretty big news stories on Twitter before they hit the traditional news sites. The most memorable for me was the death of Michael...
View ArticleSocial Media and Higher Education [Infographic]
College and universities are embracing social media as a means to connect with the current student body, alumni, prospective students, and donors. According to BestCollegesOnline.com, one in three...
View ArticleMaking Quality Writing Count in New Media
Paraphrasing a very wise SNL character: “If it ain’t one thing, it’s another.” A decade ago, a pair of twenty-somethings at a party asked what I thought about the future of traditional journalism with...
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