When I ask my university journalism students why exactly they want to be journalists, a majority tell me it’s because they “like to write.” Considering most of them are in their 20s and grew up with the Internet, this response always surprises me. With a seemingly endless supply of emerging technology and digital storytelling...
Hyperlocal has become a buzzword as familiar to news junkies as eat local is to foodies. The idea is to get residents involved in the reporting not just by sending in tips but by writing content about important local issues such as school boards and transportation. In professional newsrooms, “we spend too much time...
I taught two days of summer school classes on online journalism to a mostly international student group in London last week, and an unexpected debate on ethics popped up. To spark a discussion on storytelling, we checked out a photo story I found by Phillip Toledano called Days with My Father, which chronicles his...