Archives for June, 2016
IRE's conference lives on through tipsheets
Posted: June 29, 2016 | Tags: journalism
Even if you were not able to attend the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors conference earlier this month in New Orleans, the speakers and panelists create invaluable tipsheets you can still access.
And the conference blog provides a wealth of summaries and links to sessions. Several posts were written by Workshop staff and recent AU graduates:
• Tips for getting records highlights the session by VICE News reporter Jason Leopold, who has turned to extensive and aggressive FOIA work to get officials on the record. And in tips for covering police, Washington Post reporter Kimberly Kindy and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s ...
Whatever you do, keep moving forward
Posted: June 21, 2016 | Tags: journalism
Photo by Louise Lief, IRW
Wade Williams, left, and Nanythe Talani are returning to their home countries to use their new skills in multimedia and social media.
For the image on her new Twitter account, Congolese journalist Nanythe Talani features part of a quote by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “If you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”
As Michelle Obama and her daughters head out next week to Africa to urge more support for girls’ education, it’s a good moment ...
Seeking to escape metrics' tyranny, an editor asks, 'Why?'
Posted: June 16, 2016 | Tags: metrics, Workshop news
Photo by by Akash Ghai, Newsroom14.Journalists.org
NPR’s Brian Boyer celebrates winning an award for “Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt.”
They are extremely addictive. Repeat users describe an adrenaline rush, followed by rapid mood swings that fluctuate between exhilaration, and anxiety, self-doubt and despair. They also report high stress levels.
In our brave new big data world, web metrics, the statistics that measure page views, unique visitors, bounce rates, engagement time, tweets, Facebook “Likes,” and a host of other things, have become proxies for an organization’s effectiveness.
But after reading several critiques of current analytics tools, including ...
SPJ honors Lewis with Distinguished Service Award
Posted: June 15, 2016 | Tags: Charles Lewis
Photo by Cassie Lewis
Lewis receives the SPJ Distinguished Service Award.To his left: journalist Jonetta Rose Barras, a Hall of Fame inductee, and broadcaster and master of ceremonies Jim Bohannon.
The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honored Charles Lewis with the 2016 Distinguished Public Service Award, presented Tuesday night at the National Press Club in Washington.
Former Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie wrote Lewis' introduction, which was read by Stephen Taylor, a freelance reporter and producer for Fox News Radio and a former correspondent for ABC News, because Downie was unable to attend ...
Survey shows extent of reporting worldwide
Posted: June 14, 2016 | Tags: journalism
A new package of stories, maps and graphics showcases our survey of reporting organizations overseas. In addition, Executive Editor Charles Lewis reflects on his years of traveling and advising startups in other countries.
You'll also find the results of our survey, in which we looked at more than 100 journalism organizations in other countries, focusing on those 27 doing primarily investigative reporting. The story's authors, Pietro Lombardi and Daniel Farber Ball, used an online survey, phone and Skype interviews to connect with journalists who risk their lives and the safety of their families to pursue stories that enlighten ...
