Online Journalism Blog: The NCTJ: marketing, not education

Posted on 12 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Paul Bradshaw: "The need for an NCTJ ‘badge’ seems to be something of a self-perpetuating myth: regional press editors continue to say that they require it, despite evidence that half of the new journalists they take on don’t have NCTJ training. "

contentious.com: Why Feed Readers and Public Comments are Cornerstone Skills

Posted on 22 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Amy Gahran: "The most effective, lasting way to adapt your online-media mindset, habits, and priorities is to actually use these skills — not just know about them in a theoretical sense…"

Complete Tosh, by Neil McIntosh: A journalism student writes…

Posted on 16 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Again, for those at the back: if you think you want to be a journalist, I now don't think there's any excuse not to have a blog. The closer you get to looking around for jobs, the better it should be maintained."

Andy Bull

Posted on 16 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"We tell the postgrads on the PMA magazine course that their blog is read by the industry, but they never quite believe us. How handy, then, that Press Gazette's Axegrinder should pick up on Tori Hunt's blog account of a talk given to the students by an N

Inside Higher Ed: New Media Meets Campus Media

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"journalism education is lagging behind industry in embracing the new media technologies that students will need to be competitive in the work place, according to a paper presented Friday."

PJNet Today: Phil Meyer to Retire, New Knight Chair Sought

Posted on 30 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Phil Meyer ... the Knight Chair at the University of North Carolina ... will retire next year. The professorship will be expanded to embrace digital change and economic models for 21st century journalism.

Online Journalism Blog: Online journalism’s must-read blog posts

Posted on 26 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Paul Bradshaw nominates 12 must-read blog posts aboout online journalism.

William M. Hartnett: Don’t let it go without saying: Reporting skill still matters, always will

Posted on 16 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Yes, you should study up on audio, video and, if you’re so inclined, a bit of code, while you’re at it. But please don’t think those skills replace more traditional knowledge."

Times Online: Top schools given Oxbridge boost

Posted on 15 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Figures released under FOI show that "an elite group of independent schools" are "sending more pupils to a narrowing range of “ivy league” universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol."

Stumbling and Mumbling: Martians in politics

Posted on 1 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Chris Dillow on why Gordon Brown and David Miliband are portrayed as wonks, geeks or swots: "One possibility is simply that anyone of above-average intellect will look like a freakish genius next to the average journalist." Ouch.

Danah Boyd: iewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace

Posted on 25 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Danah Boyd argues that social networks are becoming class-divided: high-social-status American teens are all on or switching to Facebook while marginalized, low-SES, "non-hegemonic", teens continue to be drawn to MySpace.

Readership Institute: Get Smart About Your Readers

Posted on 16 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Many go to journalism school because they like to write. They don't think of themselves as techie-types and certainly not as math-types. But these two skills - understanding of technology and comfort with math and statistics - are ever more important for

A role model for blogging journalism students

Posted on 13 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Contrary to the common assumption among some journalists, most bloggers are not wannabe hacks. But some are. And those journalism students who blog should pay careful attention to the story of Brian Stelter. Just a few week weeks since graduating with his undergraduate mass communications degree from Towson University in Maryland, 21-year-old has landed his first [...]

BuzzMachine: Blogger lands job at the New York Times