Tina Brown says she picked The Daily Beast as the name of her just launched news aggregator Website because it was the name of the newspaper in her all-time favorite novel, a Fleet Street satire called Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh. But there’s another reason too. As any reporter who’s worked on daily deadlines knows, the […]
City debates whether bloggers are reporters
There’s a debate brewing in the small Portland, Oregon, suburb of Lake Oswego that could have implications for any freelance writer who uses a blog to report the news. At the heart of the controversy is a simple question: are bloggers reporters? The city of Lake Oswego doesn’t think so, and is taking steps to […]
Technorati 2008 state of the blogosphere report
This week Technorati, the blog search engine, is releasing its annual state of the blogosphere report, with new chunks of information every day for five days. If you’re into numbers or want to compare your blog to the blogging world at large it’s fascinating stuff – and probably fodder for lots of posts for your […]
Bad times good for new media's business news writers
It might be bad times for business, and bad times for newspaper business sections, but it appears to be a great time to be a business journalist. Last week on the same day that Wall Street tanked, Slate introduced its new business section, called The Big Money, edited by ex-deputy managing editor of CNN Money […]
The secret to my LinkedIn success
Today, I’m blogging over at The Renegade Writer, a Website for freelancers run by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell. The topic: The Secret to My LinkedIn Success. If you’ve been to WordCount before, you know I’m a huge LinkedIn fan, using it every day to troll for sources, manage contacts and participate in discussion groups. […]
New WordPress features for writers
If you’re a freelancer or other writer who uses WordPress.com or WordPress.org for your work or personal blogs, there are a couple new features you might want to know about. Sticky Posts – The first new feature is Sticky Posts, a feature you can use to make one post stay at the top of a […]