The American media landscape has become an increasingly fragmented digital news environment. With news originating from a variety of sources – search engines, online media and social media platforms – it could be difficult for legacy media […]
The State of Trust in Journalism: Guarded but Improving
Trust is like air to communicators and journalists. We live it and breathe it because we know that without it, nothing we do or say matters. Without trust, we can […]
How to be an Effective Storyteller in Today’s News-Packed World
What’s your story? That’s where effective, compelling storytelling comes in. Being a great storyteller isn’t easy, especially when dodging deadlines and fielding daily tasks. But it doesn’t need to […]
Breaking Up with Breaking News
Breaking up is hard to do. However, in this case, I found it was necessary. You see, like many of you, I have fallen on the hamster wheel of the […]
Everything You Need to Know About Snapchat TV
Gone are the days of only using Snapchat to send embarrassing photos/videos to friends (that you hope disappear faster than they can screenshot them.) Now the platform is stepping up […]
Journalism + Trump – What’s Next?
Obama out. Trump in. Whether you like it or not, there’s a new guy in town. As of this morning, Donald Trump has officially set foot in Washington D.C. And, […]
“I’m not dead yet!” – The media (while changing) still plays a role
In case you didn’t recognize the reference in the headline, it’s an oft-misquoted line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It reminds me of this other famous quote from […]
Building a Better Newsroom INSIDE Your Company
When I was a reporter, I was skeptical of any “news” issued by businesses or other organizations. At the time (I’m dating myself here), that “news” was in the form of press releases […]
Signal: The Latest and Greatest Tool in Journalism
As communications professionals, it’s imperative that we stay ahead of emerging trends in the digital sphere and leverage all available tools in order to keep our fingers on the news […]
How Jon Stewart Changed the Face of News
Today is a sad day. It marks the first of many that we’ll be without “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart. Last night’s finale, as well as the public’s immense […]