Blog Profiles: Food Blogs, Volume 1
There’s an unreal number of great food blogs out there. Here’s Volume 1 of our favorites.
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Tell Us: How Do You Use Multimedia?
We would like to hear how multimedia is being integrated into your newsgathering and the types of images and videos you and your media outlet are most likely to use.
5 Ways Journalists Use LinkedIn for Research and Reporting
It appears LinkedIn has come a long way from its start as a conduit for creating professional connections. In fact, LinkedIn quickly is making inroads into newsrooms as a place for research, sourcing, and...
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...
Blog Profiles: Health and Wellness Blogs
Here are some health and wellness blogs to help prepare you for spring.
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.
Blog Profiles: Social Media and PR
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
Around the Wire in Five: Data Journalism’s Problem, New Metrics for Publishers, and More Media News
Every Friday, join PR Newswire media relations manager Amanda Hicken for a round up of five recent articles and blog posts that affect journalists, bloggers, and other content creators. 1. Four In 10 Get Their News...
From SXSW: Instagram and the Photojournalist
Gunttenfelder shared that he first began using Instagram just to be creative, “to document my life.” Now it’s part of his work. His phone is his second camera. He makes a conscience decision with each image whether it is something for his traditional Canon or something that belongs on Instagram.
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.
Blog Profiles: Travel and Tourism Blogs
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
Around the Wire in Five: Local Reporters Post-Patch, Upworthy Defends at SXSW, and More Media News
Every Friday, join PR Newswire media relations manager Amanda Hicken for a round up of five recent articles and blog posts that affect journalists, bloggers, and other content creators. 1. Upworthy Co-founder at SXSW: ‘This...
How to Keep Your Blog Readers Engaged
Is there a science behind running an engaging blog? ProfNet recently asked this question during its #ConnectChat on Twitter. The guest was Clarissa Silva, a behavioral scientist, clinician, and founder of a relationship wellness blog with more...
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.
Around the Wire in Five: Getty Images, Bill Keller on Philanthropic Journalism, and More Media News
Every Friday, join PR Newswire media relations manager Amanda Hicken for a round up of five recent articles that affect journalists, bloggers, and other content creators. 1. The Best Journalism School in America Is… (PBS MediaShift)...
Grammar Hammer: ‘In’ vs. ‘Into’ on this National Grammar Day
In honor of National Grammar Day, we’re sharing one of our favorite Grammar Hammer columns by Catherine Spicer, manager of customer content services with PR Newswire. You know what’s been tripping me up as...
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.
Around the Wire in Five: Reddit Live-Reporting, Climate Confidential, and More Media News
Every Friday, join PR Newswire media relations manager Amanda Hicken for a round up of five recent articles that affect journalists, bloggers, and other content creators. 1. Reddit Embraces Its Role as a Journalistic Entity With...
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...
