The Local News Comeback: #InnovateLocal Insights
Local news is staging a comeback. But the players leading the way don’t work for your typical mainstream media outlets.
Category: Journalists and Journalism
Journalist Spotlight: Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment belongs to Catharine Hamm, travel editor with the Los Angeles Times. Catharine Hamm’s peripatetic career (newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, and California)...
The Editor-Freelancer Relationship: 5 Tips for Making It Work
Just because a newsroom is forced to cut staff due to tightened budgets doesn’t mean story production gets to slide. Enter the freelancer. “Fresh Water Cleveland is 100 percent freelance,” said managing editor Doug Trattner, during...
Mother Nature Network and Green Media’s Future
Earth Day is around the corner, so this month we’re spotlighting a few media sites and bloggers that are focused on the environment. We’re starting with Mother Nature Network (MNN), whose mission is to “improve your...
Journalist Spotlight: Mark Guarino, The Christian Science Monitor
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment belongs to Mark Guarino, a staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor. Based in Chicago, he reports on national news from the...
On Air Has New Meaning with KRNV and Google+
Although many newsrooms have incorporated Facebook and Twitter into their day-to-day workflow for newsgathering and reporting, Google+ has not seen the same level of traction. Melissa Carlson, anchor and reporter for KRNV News 4, would...
Faster Fact Checking, Part 4: Best Practices
In our final fact-checking installment, we’re reviewing where you can learn more about verification best practices.
Faster Fact Checking, Part 3: Crisis and Public Safety Reporting
In Part 3 of our fact-checking series, we look at some online tools to help journalists understand what’s happening minute to minute.
Faster Fact Checking, Part 2: Making Sense of Social Media
Part 2 of our fact-checking series highlights three tools specifically geared toward verifying content on social media.
Faster Fact Checking, Part 1: Tools for Journalists Reporting Breaking News
There’s added pressure on the media to report news more quickly than ever, which can lead to mistakes and serious consequences.
Nonprofit News: 3 Examples of An Increasingly Influential Media Model
When last year’s Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism were announced, no one was surprised to see certain publications on the winners list. However, there was one – the 2013 Pulitzer for National Reporting – that...
Journalist Spotlight: Darryl E. Owens, The Orlando Sentinel
Welcome to ProfNet Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment belongs to Darryl E. Owens, editorial writer/columnist with The Orlando Sentinel. After earning his journalism degree at Howard University, Owens joined the Orlando Sentinel in June 1990....
Is Too Much Content Overwhelming Journalists? A Baltimore Media Panel Weighs In.
Journalists are swimming in content. How can PR pros and PR Newswire help them find the stories that make the cut?
