One of the things that I truly love about having my own blog is the opportunity to experiment. This site has become my own personal laboratory where I can try out new ideas. If I read of something and want to see what it can do, I try it. And if it works I keep […]
Entries from January 2008
Experimentation is the path to online success
January 27th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Tags: Audience Development · Best Practices · Blogging · Editor on the verge · Industry · Innovation · Online · Podcasts · Tools · Traffic
Ode to an Assistant Editor
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
While last week, I focused on tips and suggestions for reporters, this week my emphasis has been on assistant editors. And I hope that you’ve found my suggestions — personal chat rooms, online tools, postmortems, Google Groups and Ning — relevant and useful. I’ve been fortunate to work with some great assistant editors; they’ve been […]
Tags: Best Practices · Editors · Innovation · Leadership · Tools · Training
What did you get out of the last site you visited?
January 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I know that many people believe that a website is only worth what you get out of it. Well today, many of you received a personal email from me encouraging you to join Wired Journalists, a new online community. To give you a sense of how valuable I think it is, here’s what I got […]
Tags: Beat Development · Best Practices · Innovation · Online · Tools · Wired Journalists
Don’t tell them it’s training, just say you’re chatting
January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
So I’m guessing that your newsroom, like many, is populated with reporters who are comfortable working, eating and even sleeping at their desks. So it’s no surprise that, when you try to hold a brown bag lunch meeting or a brain-storming session, only the usual suspects attend. Increasing participation is a challenge we have all […]
Tags: Beat Development · Best Practices · Editors · Innovation · Reporting · Tools · Training