News Leadership 3.0

July 29, 2010

Scott Rosenberg: Why are news corrections so hard?

From Andrew Breitbart to the New York Post and the Pew Project on Excellence in Journalism, it’s clear that many news professionals and organizations have some issues with making corrections.

I recently spoke to Scott Rosenberg of Mediabugs about the thorny nature of corrections in the media, and how that resistance could change…

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OJR: The Online Journalism Review

July 30, 2010

What skills do you need to succeed in your journalism career?

By Robert Niles: A generation ago, the skills you needed as a journalist were well-defined. If you were going to work in a print newsroom, you needed to know how to report and write. If you wanted to work in photojournalism, you needed to develop still photography and photo editing skills. Videographers needed to know how to shoot and edit video. ...

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July 30, 2010

Report: Successful News Startups Need Diverse Revenue Streams, Value Propositions

What’s the key to survival for nontraditional news startups? Diversity - at least in terms of varied revenue streams and ways to create journalistic and community value.

July 28, 2010

Knight Foundation Blog: Recent Journalism Highlights

Knightblog, the blog of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is an excellent source of ideas and news about important projects changing the world of journalism and more.

Here are some recent posts from this blog about Knight’s journalism program and related news…

Upcoming workshops at KDMC@USC Annenberg

Leadership and Professional Growth for Digital Journalists

June 30 - December 31, 2010

Knight-McCormick Leadership Institute

KDMC@USC will provide tailored, expenses-paid professional development services to 20 top newsroom leaders

October 3 - October 7, 2010

Knight Community Info Challenge Boot Camp

An invitation-only conference for Challenge winners (www.infoneeds.org)

KDMC Digital Partners

J-Lab

News University

Knight Citizen News Network

KCJA

Mindy McAdams' Blog: Teaching Online Journalism

FEATURED SEMINAR

Knight Community Info Challenge Boot Camp

The Knight Digital Media Center sponsored a five-day boot camp for 22 fellows from organizations that won the 2010 Knight Community Information Challenge and received Knight Foundation funding to start or expand community news or information projects. The boot camp was intended to jump start their efforts, with experts speaking on topics that included social media, Web metrics, project planning, and Web site development and evaluation. Many of the presentations and discussions are available in video.

Check out the agenda, organizations, and videos.

Twitter Roll Call

July 30, 5:18pm

@NeimanLab

NiemanLab: Luckie's charmed: a chat with @10000words, the WaPo's just-announced National Innovation Editor http://j.mp/bmlOTR

July 31, 11:50pm

@jayrosen_nyu

I'm going off the grid for a few days. This where I'm headed ? http://jr.ly/zvwf See ya' round the bend.

July 30, 11:34am

@knightfdn

RT @USCAnnenberg: Follow presentations at Knight Digital Media Center (@kdmc) Leadership Institute #kmlead http://bit.ly/bjg8RP
Follow Knight Digital Media Center and the Knight Foundation on Twitter: @KDMC and @KNIGHTFDN.