How does a public university fire an unpaid volunteer from a student newspaper? Not very well.
journoterrorist
nothing's more hypocritical than a thin-skinned journalist
NYT WTF?
I got a weird email this morning… Hi. read your article about working at the Natl. Enquirer: am working on a story that involves it and would love to get your advice. Do you have […]
DATA QUEENS
Some journalists sure think so. They also think I’m a sexist troll because I hastily designed this shirt to make a point. Until last night, I subscribed to an email list for NICAR, short for The National […]
ROLLING STONE IS THE REALITY TV OF ETHICAL JOURNALISM
YES. THIS IS A LAME JOKE. I have no clue what’s being planned in the Rolling Stone “news” room. But if you thought it was real at any point, that says more about Rolling Stone […]
CENSORING OURSELVES
Warning: This post is offensive, even to me. Let’s talk about what journalists don’t write about. The worst part of our profession – besides the long hours, low pay, and zero respect – is having […]
MEDIA ETHICS ISN’T A GAME
Is it ethical to refuse to talk about ethics? Yesterday concluded Ethics Week for the Society of Professional Journalists. The end didn’t arrive fast enough for the freaked-out leaders of the world’s largest and oldest organization […]
5 YEARS AND FREE BEERS
Random reading/watching list… Sun-Sentinel: Adviser to newspaper fired, but still advising Palm Beach Post: FAU needs new media policy: Better communication with students would be a start Slideshow (only on desktop – hey, it was five years […]
A HALF-CRAZY FULL-TIME JOB
NOTE: The job has been filled, but this crap still matters to journalists looking for work these days. So I’m leaving it up for informational purposes. I’m hiring. I’m not looking for… A multimedia journalist […]
WHAT DOES A PULITZER REALLY COST?
Yesterday, The Miami Herald premiered its 2014 Pulitzer Prize entry. Innocents Lost is a weeklong series about the tragic deaths of 477 children under state care. The Herald had to file three public records […]
BAD NEWS & GOOD NEWS FOR THE NEWS
Being a newspaper reporter in 2014 will suck. But there will be fewer left to suffer. That’s the only conclusion an objective journalist can draw from a study released yesterday by a jobs website called CareerCast. […]
