Online Journalism Archive
27 Aug 2013
Radical idea for hyperlocal coverage: Cover what readers actually read
Completing the series of posts in response to Steve Buttry, he said: Give me a detailed vision of a single slice of your vision for how a newsroom should operate. If I were really looking for a newsroom job right now, I might discuss the nature of a reporter’s job, or how to keep the
23 Aug 2013
I can tell you the exact moment I became a leader
Steve Buttry asked the questions. I provide the answers. What leadership experience do you have? If the answer is “none,” tell me why you would make a good leader. I can’t remember the exact date, but I can describe the exact moment that I became a leader. I had recently been named editor of The
22 Aug 2013
What digital tools and skills does a newsroom leader need?
As I mentioned yesterday, Steve Buttry sent out a call for journalists to tell him why they should be hired as Digital First editors. I’m not raising my hand, but the questions he asked were interesting. What digital skills and tools do you excel with? Which ones are you learning? (If the answers to both
21 Aug 2013
Why today’s newsrooms need ‘digital people,’ and how to identify them
Steve Buttry, digital transformation editor for Digital First Media, challenged journalists recently to tell him why they should be hired as newsroom leaders. Been there, done that, ready for a different set of frustrations. But some of the questions he raised are worth answering, anyway. Our CEO, John Paton, says we need to “put the
05 Aug 2013
The Plain Dealer’s big changes, explained
Today, Cleveland becomes the latest city to see the result of Advance Digital’s strategy. Many of the headlines about that will, I expect, focus on the number of people who are no longer working for The Plain Dealer. I’m one of them. But this is a man bites dog story: I’m leaving, but I like
01 Aug 2013
Newspaper layoffs and Journalism Jenga
I see a lot of online angst about the chopping of close to 50 jobs at The Plain Dealer, my former employer. Fair enough; that’s a lot of people — a lot of good people. And according to reports, 20 more were cut at the weekly Sun papers, also owned by Advance and soon to