Tag: Twitter
Journalism outlets need new social media policies
What should they look like? The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reynolds Journalism Institute or the University of Missouri. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Alexis Johnson was barred from protest coverage after joking about a Kenny Chesney concert on Twitter. She tweeted: “Horrifying … Continued
The insults “stupid, fat, ugly” are just another day at work
The insults that hurt the most are those that imply that Latina journalists don’t belong in the news space “I have got accustomed that they call me ugly, fat, whore, stupid Puerto Rican, the N word. I’m used to the threats that they will rape me or beat me,”says Helen Ubiñas, a Boricua born in … Continued
How to find diverse sources
A lot of the work has already been done The evidence is overwhelming that lack of diversity and inclusion in journalism not only perpetuates stereotypes and media distrust, but also limits which stories get told, how they are told, and whose voices are heard. Based on the pre-training survey responses, many reporters believe including diverse … Continued
Challenge Accepted! How to optimize digital election coverage for engagement? Make it digestible
Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they face. Challenge Accepted!
Challenge Accepted! How can a Phoenix TV station better engage with 18- to 24-year-olds?
Doesn’t every news organization want to engage a younger audience? Annie Le, Kyle McCubbin, Sidney Steele and Jacqueline Lemp teamed with 12 News, based in Phoenix, to better understand their younger audience base.
Challenge Accepted! How to host a Zoom party for your audience
People are now well versed in accessing video meetings and live streams from home. These technologies can allow journalists to gain a new level of intimacy with their audience.
DSLR to mobile: Dongles tips and tricks
We piloted DSLR dongles, which enable newsrooms to stream video directly from professional cameras to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and other live platforms.
CNN anchor Brian Stelter wants you to ‘look up’
Tessa Weinberg and Annika Merrilees WASHINGTON — Brian Stelter wants everybody to stop, take a second and look up. From their smartphones, that is. The devices in people’s hands hold everything from news alerts to entertainment, hope and hate speech, said Stelter, the keynote speaker at the April 25 Hurley-Sloan Symposium at the National Press … Continued
Smart alarm clock delivering local news wins 12th annual journalism development competition
Winners will visit tech, media leaders in Boston later this year
Embrace your constraints: How to build better products by accepting what you can’t change
The RJI Futures Lab is creating a new tool to help reporters who cover live events save time and effort on deadline. TweetsToText is a Twitter bot that transforms live event tweets into a plain text file, saving time on copying and pasting tweets for an article post-event. The tool was built for journalists who … Continued