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The 9/11 Anniversary Isn’t News? Says Who?
So, on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the editors at the almighty New York Times don’t think there is enough news value to warrant any 9/11 anniversary coverage on the front page of...
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Why Is Everyone So Pissed Off?
“Why Is Everyone So Pissed Off?” We see it everywhere. From Facebook to Twitter and e-mail: People seem really pissed off — and aren’t shy about being rude and crude in public discussions. Overall,...
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UMass Journalism Graduate Finds Himself in the Eye of Storm Coverage
An onlooker is shown here taking photos of the flooding of a parking lot at the edge of the Hudson River in Edgewater, N.J. — Courtesy of S.P. Sullivan. S.P. Sullivan, a 2010 graduate of the UMass...
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Q&A With Runner’s World Editor Hannah McGoldrick
This photo was taken from inside the press room at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. The eerie part of this photo is the race clock was still running throughout everything, a constant reminder of how...
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Q&A With NPR.org’s Eric Athas
Boston on the day after the Boston Marathon bombings. Photo by Eric Athas. Eric Athas, a 2008 graduate of the UMass journalism program and a Digital News Specialist with NPR.org working out of Boston...
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Q&A With WHDH’s Melissa Turtinen
This photo, taken about two miles from the finish line Monday, was taken hours before the bombings. Photo by Melissa Turtinen. Melissa Turtinen, a 2009 UMass journalism graduate and now a Web Producer...
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The Real Question for Jeff Bezos: Time to Invest in Journalism?
It’s been fascinating to watch the cheerleading that’s gone on since the announcement that the Graham family was selling The Washington Post to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. When the announcement was...
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Thoughts & Musings from #ONA13
I wanted to do a blog entry after my visit to Atlanta for ONA13 but I couldn’t focus on just one thing. So here are some thoughts and musings (in no particular order): * I left before the awards...
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My “Quest” and the Future of Journalism Education
I’m on a quest. It’s a quest to bring responsible journalism to live-tweeting. It’s a good quest, a quest to change the work ethos of journalists when it comes to tweeting during breaking news events....
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Roxanne’s 10 Rules of Writing
From Teachapaloooza14 at The Poynter Institute: 95 percent of writing is thinking. Make the first 6-8 words count Eliminate marshmallow words; “there is”; very. Switch from honey boo boo writing to...
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