The journalism industry continues to redefine itself following the arrival of the Internet. Advertising has dried up, major newspapers have folded for good and many experienced journalists are out of work. It’s a scary time for long-time editors and reporters trying to adapt. It’s an equally challenging time for young journalists looking to gain a…
#25 – Laura Amico turns passion for crime reporting into Homicide Watch D.C.
WASHINGTON – When Laura Amico was assigned the crime beat at her small California newspaper, she joked with her editor it was her dream job. Now, Amico and her husband Chris run one of the most well-executed and highly acclaimed news start-ups in the country entirely about homicide. Homicide Watch D.C. started in 2010 when…
#24 – Social media expert Mandy Jenkins explains how to crowdsource breaking news
On Sept. 1, 2010, a lone gunman walked into the Discovery Channel building in Silver Spring, Md. That was the day Mandy Jenkins first realized the true power of social media. Jenkins, an Ohio native, was the social media editor at TBD.com, a local news website launched just a month before by Allbritton Communications and…
#23 – Sports journalists blaze new trails via social media, multiple platforms
WASHINGTON – Sports reporting is one of the first jobs in journalism where multiple mediums were expected out of a reporter’s daily product. Even years ago, when the black and white scores arrived folded on fan’s doorstep, they could likely hear their favorite writer on the radio every now and again. Mark Zuckerman was that…
#22 – How the Washington Post’s Maura Judkis covers art, inaugural balls and D.C. weekends
Getting as close to the subject as she can is the way Maura Judkis likes to approach a story. She has spent her short career rising through the ranks of Washington publications with a goal of covering art and culture in the city. Now, she’s at the Washington Post’s Going Out Guide, a division of…
#21 – ONA’s Joshua Hatch knows how to use data visualizations and so should you
WASHINGTON – Rethinking the approach to a story can be challenging even for the most weathered of journalists. Many of us know our medium and have not ventured too far beyond it when it comes to storytelling. Data visualizations are becoming a more popular way for journalists to do their jobs, either in finding a…
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