With the 40th Annual NABJ Convention and Career Fair only 42 days away, the Digital Journalism Task Force, in partnership with AllDigitocracy.org, held its annual TweetChat to get folks ready for the event.
We had a stellar panel of NABJ convention veterans — Kelley Carter, Kirstin Garriss, Marissa Evans, Merdie Nzanga, Sarah Glover, Cindy George, Kathy Chaney, Marcus Vanderberg, Michael Feeney, Marshall Latimore, Marlon Walker, Marc Willis Marissa Evans and Ashleigh Atwell — who shared their best tips and tricks for navigating the convention. I also want to thank all the #NABJ family members who chimed in with their own convention experiences.
NABJ’s Digital Journalism Task Force held its annual convention TweetChat July 15 to help attendees get ready for Boston. Check out tips given by veteran NABJ convention attendees Kelly Carter, Kathy Chaney, Kirstin Garriss and Justin Madden. We hope tips provided in this Storify to prepare for Boston will be helpful!
The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education recently hosted a Twitter Chat with a group of female journalists of color who took their entrepreneurial dreams and turned them into reality. This panel of journalistic businesswomen included: Bobbi Bowman, (left) a former editor for The Washington Post and USA Today, who made the leap into entrepreneurship when she launched the hyperlocal news site, The McLean Ear, which later became McLean Patch; Kelly Virella, a former investigative reporter and editor who is about to start a long form digital magazine called The Urban Thinker, (right); Tomoko Hosaka, Chief Operating Officer at Plympton (parent company of Rooster, a reading app that picks books for users and delivers them in installments to mobile devices; Karen Lincoln Michel, who blogs at A Digital Native American and is former president of Unity Journalists; and Marisa Trevino, creator of LatinaLista, a news portal for the Latino community. Here are their insights via storify.– Staff Reports
By Benét J. Wilson, chair, NABJ Digital Journalism Task Force & social media/eNewsletters editor, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
DJTF Secretary Kiratiana Freelon gathered together NABJ convention veterans and asked them to offer their best advice for being prepared to attend next week’s Annual Convention & Career Fair in Orlando. Click hereto see a Storify with some of their and other NABJ members’ best tips!
By Ameena Rasheed, NABJ Digital Journalism Task Force Intern
DJTF Secretary Kiratiana Freelon held a DJTFCHAT last night on The HOW, WHAT, WHY and WHEN of Journalism Entrepreneurship.
Her guests were:
Cynthia Liu, founder of theK12 News Network, a site that provides local communities with news and advocacy tools about education. She is a 2011 recipient of the Unity Journalists of Diversity New U: News Entrepreneur grant;
By Benét J. Wilson, DJTF chair & freelance aviation/travel journalist and blogger
We know that everyone couldn’t join us for this year’s fantastic convention in New Orleans. In a perfect world, we would have had live streaming of the workshops, similar to what they do at the Online News Association’s annual convention.
But since that wasn’t an option due to budget considerations, NABJ went all out with social media. So many of our members and attendees were on Twitter that at several points last week, we were a trending topic.
Right before the convention, I learned about Storination, a cool web-based tool that allows you to put all the Storifys from a single event — like #NABJ12 — in one place for folks to read and share. I went on Twitter and begged for a beta code, then sent an email explaining exactly what I wanted to do with the tool.
I want to thank all those members who did Storifys on key sessions, along with two plenaries, the board meeting and the business meeting. Click hereto see all the Storifys done from New Orleans. If you did one and it wasn’t included, please email me and I’ll include it. Enjoy!
By Georgia Dawkins, Producer, Waterman Broadcasting
There’s only one word to describe the 20th Annual NABJ Short Course, EPIC! Forty-two students traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina to step their careers up a notch. Nearly half a dozen veteran short course mentors met them at North Carolina A&T State University to help them on their journey.
“They come with a greater sense of what they want to do,” said program coordinator, Gail Wiggins.
These students are no doubt the crème de la crème, but the short course serves as a reality check for some. The short course day begins with breakfast, newspapers, tweets and morning newscast. Students can be found next to their orange juice, buried in a newspaper preparing for the current event quiz that’s waiting for them in the newsroom.
“The multimedia short course an exceptional experience for me because I was able to experience and thoroughly understand every facet of the television industry,” said Ameena Rasheed, who awarded top honors during the workshop. The 22-year-old Texas Southern University student said her hard work paid off when she received the award for Outstanding Reporting and Outstanding Stand Up.
Veteran Instructor Damany Lewis of KCRA said, “I think the future is bright for young journalists!” Lewis not only journeys to NC A&T every year, he also gets over to his alma mater, Florida A&M University for their multimedia short course.
These NABJ babies are working with seasoned journalists who show up to give them some tough love. Even keynote speaker, Paula Madison sat down to offer a few one-on-one critiques. Madison was the 2011 NABJ Legacy Award recipient. The CEO of Madison Media Management and former NBCUniversal Chief Diversity Officer joined the crew on Saturday for the award reception and poured on the wisdom.
“They too can get to where [Madison] is from where they are now,” Wiggins told NABJ Digital. “but don’t forget the hard work and dedication.”
Reflecting on the last two decades, Wiggins realized that time has flown by. “We do it every year. We don’t think any differently.” But the program has grown, whipping hundreds of aspiring journalists into shape over the years. Over the time the focus has expanded from just cracking the diversity ceiling to teaching how to be multimedia and multiplatform journalists. “They come with the essential skills,” said Wiggins. “We have to make sure the students are able to produce for these different platforms.”
If you missed out on this epic celebration, check out the links below for a quick recap.
The day started with Benet Wilson, chair of NABJ’s Digital Journalism Task Force, Program Chair for NABJ’s 2012 Convention and a freelance aviation/travel journalist and blogger. She provided an overview of top tech trends, must-have apps and
social media for journalists.
I started my talk by encouraging folks to get into social media — but to start slow, with one or two platforms. This gives you a chance to see what works best for you. Below are my recommendations of five to try.
I ended my presentation by offering my thoughts about tech trends for journalists coming down the pike, using the wisdom of my tech sensei, Amy Webb of Webbmedia and Knowledgewebb.
After Wilson was entertainment journalist Kelley L. Carter. Carter, co-chair of the NABJ Arts & Entertainment Task Force, discussed her journey as a multimedia freelancer, from
print journalist to guest expert on HLN/CNN and other media outlets. She talked about how
she expanded her brand online and provided tips to journalists
who are interested in crossing platforms. She also provided suggestions to
journalists on how to find multimedia freelancing opportunities.
Melinda Emerson, AKA ‘The Small Biz Lady,” provided an overview of thinking as an
entrepreneurial journalist, small business person, and monetizing your work
online.
Stephanie Humphrey gave an overview of apps and online tools based on her root.com article. She covered
Pinterest and what it is, and described miscellaneous technology
blogs/websites that are good to follow.
Amani Channel covered visual journalism on the web and general
multimedia standard practices. He also provided an overview of how he set up
his own news site, and offered suggestions on how to monetize it.
Sarah Glover, PABJ President and photographer/videograher at the Philadelphia Daily News, ended the day with a tutorial on how to how to build a WordPress website.
The Houston Association of Black Journalists recently hosted a mentor breakfast where local college students engaged with media professionals and discussed the evolving world of journalism. Social Media Correspondent Ameena Rasheed reported live from the event using Storify.
The Social Media Correspondents (@smcorrespondent) use multiple social media platforms to report on pertinent issues. We tell stories dynamically using a myriad of social and multimedia platforms. We are especially interested in telling under told stories in under-served communities.
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@smcorrespondent will cover @HoustonABJ’s Mentor Breakfast at the @HoustonChron tomorrow. #TwitterNewsChat
Cindy George, NABJ Parliamentarian and health reporter for the Houston Chronicle, mentions some of the prominent Houston media professionals that will be in attendance.
There were three panel sessions at the breakfast. Students were told pertinent information about the journalism industry. The SMC team captured all of the footage on video.
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I’m live on Ustream! Check out my show: t.co/r6QPZgii 10:20 AM CST
The forum started out with addressing what goes on in a “print newsroom,” but with the emergence of new media all forms journalism are mixing together. Print journalism is evolving with technology.
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There is no such thing as a print newsroom these days. – @georgehaj #habj
The road to being a journalist is not an easy one. Many of the panelists discussed some of the sacrifices that will have to be made in order to be successful.
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You have to be willing to travel. Your first job won’t be in your hometown. #habj
Joy Sewing spoke on how her story on Beyonce’s surprise trip to Houston went viral. It was shared on Facebook 936 times and on Twitter 96 times. The media blitz was all started by one tweet she said. As a journalist for the Houston Chronicle she notes that her job is to get people reading the Chronicle and using social media helps connect with potential readers.
RT @Terin_Lynn: Just left the @houstonabj breakfast and it was a major success!! @MaryBenton @sswalker @cindylgeorge @smcorrespondent I had a blast!! #HABJ
There was then a question and answer portion where seasoned journalists could further interact with the students.
FOX 26 News reporter and Houston Blogger, Isiah Carey, included some great photos and video included below of the event via his blog: http://carey2.blogspot.com
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In the Q&A portion of the @HoustonABJ #StudentMentorshipBreakfast hosted by @HoustonChron! t.co/zN3IRStV
The Online News Association conference does this really cool thing — it allows attendees to pick an “unconference” topic on site and they ran them on Saturday. I was happy to see the one I chose — We’ve Got A Tumblr: Now What? — was one of the three winning entries.
You’ve convinced your boss that having that blue dashboard open in a browser tab all day should actually be part of your job … and now what? Let’s come together as the proprietors of media Tumblrs to discuss what works, what doesn’t, how we’re using the platform, and what we dream of doing if we just had 2 more hours in the day.
I was interested in this session anyway, but the bonus for me was that the unconference session was co-hosted by Mark Coatney of Tumblr (who was also on my ONA branding panel) and Phoebe Connelly of Yahoo! News.
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“Tumblr: An unholy marriage between Twitter and a blog”-@phoebedoris #onatumblr #ona11
Here’s a Tumblr from my friend Jon Ostrower, aka Flightblogger. He’s one of my fellow aviation journalists and avgeeks who travels now the way I did 10 years ago.
Lemon on the level. (Taken with Instagram at Casa Del Popolo) Bins of Legos. NO WAY?! #CanIbe10again? (Taken with Instagram at LEGO Imagination Center) Atlantis’ Gathered Fan Base #sts135 (Taken with instagram) Atlantis: As seen from my iPhone+Binoculars #sts135 (Taken with instagram) A Spaceship waits in the dark.
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Monthly: 94 million unique visitors to @tumblr and only 30 million registered users. – @mcoatney #ona11 #onatumblr
This blog features the groundbreaking research and technology that GE has been developing since the days of Edison. Follow us here for a look inside our research labs, manufacturing plants, and archives, as we explore 130 years of innovation. @noahk 30 ft up, shooting at our Jenbacher gas #engine plant in Jenbach, Austria.
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Tumblr lets you alter the voice of your publication a bit while appealing to new audience. That IS a pretty sick opportunity. #onatumblr
I like that you can quickly get started with a Tumblr with your newsroom content without having to go through painful IT or coding process. One person can get it up and
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How often should news orgs post on Tumblr? At Newsweek, @mcoatney did 5-10/day including curation. #ona11 #onatumblr
Most of last week’s Facebook coverage of focused on Timeline and “real-time apps.” Wasn’t till today that we started to realize just what “real-time apps” actually means: Anything you do, on any app you’ve let connect to Facebook, can be broadcast in realtime. Every story you read on Yahoo.
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.@boyreporter, always wise: Tumblr’s a great platform for outlets with longer publication cycles. Easy way to repurpose content. #onatumblr
2011 Online Journalism Award winners announced! BBC News, Flipboard, the Los Angeles Times, Zeit Online and the Washington Post were among the news and technology organizations that took top honors. Find the full list here on journalists.org. “This quote comes from Tim Harford, who argues that success is really just a product of failure.
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I love #ONA #tumblr! http://t.co/QdZrcc5Y #ONA11 #onatumblr I’m starting to see the possibilities, @phoebedoris, @mcoatney!
I have been out of work for two and a half years. After working for AT&T and former AT&T companies for about 17 years in Yellow Page Sales, I was terminated. I was 59 years, 11 months old. I was told that I was terminated because I had a hearing loss.
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At @nationalpost, our big breakthru was when our Starbucks graphic start on Tumblr & end up on CNN: http://t.co/radatMrh #onatumblr #ona11
This week, the National Post team created a graphic illustrating the size of the new Starbucks “Trenta” cup. In the matter of a day, the graphic went from a post on Tumblr to making an appearance on Anderson Cooper’s CNN show, 360. In our ongoing effort to explore and explain how news spreads, we break…
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A favorite #Tumblr discussed: NPR Fresh Air (I love that show): http://t.co/prJUOQbX #ONA11 #onatumblr
Reblogged from ryancharlesgoodman Followups to our Brad Pitt interview: Poynter looked at Brad’s J-School attendance New York Magazine examines Brad’s eating habits The official font of President Obama’s presidential campaign was Gotham. Everything written on this blog is sung in Comic Sans. Is there a tumblr that collects Tumblrs that have only one post and nothing else?
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Tip from @phoebedoris for news orgs: check out Tumblr’s browse-by-subject, and tag posts for subjects hungry for content. #onatumblr. #ona11
Put the internet to work for you by creating tasks that fit this simple structure: Think of all the things you could do if you were able to define any task as: when something happens (this) then do something else (that). The this part of a task is the Trigger.
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Great advice from @phoebedoris take a look at the theme garden, explore how things are laid out, rendered, visualized #ona11 #onatumblr
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