Category: journalism

Instead of worrying about WHO would be left to cover school board meetings, maybe think more about HOW you are covering schools right now.

Businessweek published a big cover story about “eavesdropping” smart speakers last week, complete with a WTF video illustration. I thought the story seemed kind of familiar, so I went digging through some newspaper archives, and sure enough: Here’s the 2012 edition of the story: And 2005: 2004: 1998: 1993: 1991: 1990: And finally, 1964, with… Continue reading Alexa, What’s A Narrative That Never Goes Out of Fashion?

Congratulations on being assigned to write a piece for the New York Times on the newest fad in publishing mediums (OK, it’s been around for at least a decade but we at the Times just started using it in the last year or two) that is (ugh) open to everyone. It seems like you can’t… Continue reading 10 Steps to Writing A New York Times Culture Piece on New Publishing Mediums

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism has been experimenting with innovative local news products, and recently, it asked the following question: If we knew where you lived and worked, how might we serve you better with local news and information?  That’s a great question, and the Lenfest piece above offered some ideas it has been playing… Continue reading What Local News Can Do with Reader Location