It’s been one of the worst years on record for the news industry, what with newspapers and magazines closing or shrinking substantially and shedding tens of thousands of jobs** in the process. Given everything that’s happened, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a lot of doom and gloom at a news industry gathering. That may […]
When good enough is good enough
I was stuck on not having perfect. Instead of going with what I had, I stalled out, waiting for inspiration to strike, or enough time to materialize on my calendar to write the whole damn thing over again.
To stay relevant, journalists need to 'flee into the future'
Newspapers maybe on the way out, but news isn’t. The shape news takes, not only the way it’s delivered but what actually constitutes news, is changing. Those were two of the major takeaways from the first day of the the Online News Association 2009 conference going on in San Francisco. A sold-out crowd of more […]
Coming soon – WordCount 2.0
Just as freelancers have to change to keep up with the times, WordCount does too. In short order, expect the blog to sport a new look as well as some revamped content and other additions.
Announcing Portland digital journalism monthly social hour
The first Digital Journalism social hour takes place Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., at the Lucky Lab pub in S.E. Portland.
2009 Online Journalism Awards and the future of news
But many 2009 Online Journalism Award finalists are online-only publications that aim to pick up where cash-strapped newspapers have left off, especially on investigative news.