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When a news story is just the beginning of the conversation, try Storify

April 18, 2023October 25, 2010

Storify is for people who think a news story isn’t the end of a conversation, but the beginning of one.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Students Tags Blogs, Facebook, Journalism, Social Media, Storify, Twitter 4 Comments

Stimulus critics sought stimulus money

December 26, 2024October 18, 2010
Construction workers on the Mission Reach of the River Walk

A cool thing about this project is that bloggers can embed the findings in their own posts.

Categories Journalism Tags Center for Public Integrity, Investigative Reporting, Journalism, Social Media, Stimulus 2 Comments

Watchdog blog roundup for 10-13-10

January 23, 2021October 13, 2010

What others are saying about watchdog journalism and how to fund it …

Categories Journalism Tags Watchdog Journalism

Collaboration: A touchy feely buzzword in journalism that’s actually good for readers

December 26, 2024October 11, 2010
firing range in San Antonio

As scores of nonprofit, public-service media organizations sprout up around the country, “collaboration” is the latest buzzword in journalism circles.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism Tags Journalism, San Antonio Express-News, Texas Tribune 1 Comment

Pattern of concealed handgun licenses in Texas tied to income and politics

November 16, 2022October 5, 2010
firing range in San Antonio

We teamed up with the Texas Tribune for this story that explores why Texans tend to get concealed handgun permits in affluent areas, but not in low-income neighborhoods with higher rates of crime.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Students Tags Collaboration, Concealed Handguns, San Antonio Express-News, Texas Tribune

How some journalists are encouraging bloggers to republish their stories

April 18, 2023September 30, 2010

The Guardian offers a WordPress plugin that lets bloggers republish stories. In return, a Web advertisement automatically runs at the bottom of the post.

Categories Interviews, Journalism, Tips, Tools Tags Blogs, Interviews, Journalism, The Guardian, Tips, Tools 1 Comment

From surgeon to bank robber: What caused Dr. John Christian Gunn’s fall from grace?

December 26, 2024September 20, 2010
Story about Dr. John Christian Gunn in the San Antonio Express-News

“I’ve been watching doctors do lots of bizarre things for many years, but robbing a bank was new.”

Categories Express-News Stories, Interviews, Journalism, Open Records, Students, Tips Tags Article, Don Finley, Interviews, Journalism, San Antonio Express-News

Beware the evil media Hamster Wheel

December 26, 2024September 15, 2010
the media Hamster Wheel

The Hamster Wheel is investigations you will never see, good work left undone, public service not performed.

Categories Journalism Tags Columbia Journalism Review, Journalism

Buy an online subscription, avoid being plagued by online ads

December 26, 2024September 13, 2010
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Little Green Footballs is making an interesting offer to its online community: Pay $10 a month as a subscriber, and you’ll get to visit a cleaner, faster, ad-free version of the blog: This isn’t just a cosmetic improvement; to display those ads from Google Adsense and Amazon, we have to make several calls to external …

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Categories Journalism Tags Journalism, Media, Paywalls

Watchdog blog roundup for 9-13-10

October 21, 2021September 13, 2010

What others are saying about watchdog journalism …

Categories Journalism Tags Watchdog Journalism
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