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Beats crumble, and few take flight
Nieman Reports’ new Winter 2010 issue opens with a tough look at the loss of strong beat coverage and the appalling consequences for journalism. Much of this will not be news for editors and reporters...
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Digital readiness
Michelle McLellan over at the Knight Digital Media Center recently blogged about, “Three signs your newsroom isn’t ready to cross the digital divide.” Unfortunately, the danger signs and solutions she...
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Interview skills: Share the destination with your subjects
Lisa Mullins, chief anchor and senior producer for Public Radio International’s “The World,” recently talked about interview tactics and skills with Andre Pizer for the Nieman Storyboard. Mullins had a...
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Storytelling 7: Writing that shows, lets readers feel
Once your have your themes, main character, timeline and story frame, it’s time to start writing. When attempting a “narrative” of any kind, the old advice about writing to show, not tell, becomes...
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Data visualization as “story”
There are a lot of discussions about how best to present data effectively on a newspaper web site. One of the most intriguing of late, mentioned by Mindy McAdams in her Teaching Online Journalism blog,...
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Long form narrative critiques available
A group of editors and writers versed in long-form narrative writing have formed a panel at the Nieman Storyboard to offer critiques and instruction on narrative pieces. Their first critique went up...
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Crafting a narrative account of the Deepwater Horizon explosion
Nieman Storyboard continues its highlight list of “Notable Narratives” with the New York Times account of the April 20, 2010 explosion that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and set off the...
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Building a news brand with social media
Mandy Jenkins was a social media editor at TBD.com until the hyper local news site decided to uninvent itself after only nine months and laid off the talent. Now she’s moving on to the Huffington Post....
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Resources for data visualization skills
Data visualization — the presentation of data in visual form — is becoming a bigger and bigger part of top online news sites. Tools and resources for those who want to improve their skills are also...
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Coaching the active voice
Question: How do I get one of my writers to use the active voice? First, know that “voice” is really the absence of all affectation, conscious “style” or tricks. Voice is not ornamentation or trying to...
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