There is something magical about being asked what you want for Christmas. It’s like everything you’ve ever needed or wanted flies immediately out of your brain and you’re left shrugging your shoulders and muttering "I don't know." This answer infuriates my mother. She always says "I don't know where to buy 'I don't know.'" It's just difficult … [Read more...]
10 Blogs Journalists Must Read
Most writers consider it fact that, in order to write well, you must read a lot. I encourage student journalists to read everything they can get their hands on. I figure the good writing they read will give them something to mirror. The bad writing serves as a warning and a great way to practice their editing skills. Journalists are mass … [Read more...]
How Journalists Become ‘Great Bosses’
Editors and journalists list management and administrative skills as becoming increasingly important in their jobs. The Poynter Institute's Jill Gesiler spoke Sunday at a joint national conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and Radio Television Digital News Association in New Orleans on What Great Bosses Know. I was not at … [Read more...]
Award retirement reflects double standard
A national journalism organization displayed its hypocrisy last week when it retired an award named after Helen Thomas. The Society of Professional Journalists' board of directors voted Friday to retire the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award. Thomas, a White House Press Corp veteran, was the first to receive the honor, which began in … [Read more...]
SPJ declares support for collegiate journalists, advisers
Just in case you were wondering, the Society of Professional Journalists supports you, collegiate journalist, and your adviser. The national chapter approved a resolution earlier this week declaring support for the free speech and free press rights of college journalists and their advisers. The resolution's approval was part of SPJ business … [Read more...]
Students wanted for national SPJ conference sponsorships
The Oklahoma Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists plans to sponsor up to two student journalists to attend SPJ's national convention, which is Oct. 3-5 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The convention is an excellent opportunity for students to network with professionals working in the media industry. It … [Read more...]
Attorney seals photos seized from student newspaper
A commonwealth attorney's office sealed 926 images police seized from a student newspaper's newsroom, according to an April 20 article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The images are from James Madison University's student newspaper, The Breeze. They depict Springfest, an annual party hosted April 10. About 8,000 people attended the party, where a … [Read more...]