Breaking Into Journalism
“To get people my age to pay attention, you’ve got to hit them where they are,” writes University of Kansas journalism student Luke Morris. “And many of us, including myself, are spending a couple hours on our gaming consoles daily.” He suggests making digital copies of newspapers available through the console companies’ media stores. He notes they could be downloaded automatically each time the user turns on the machine.
> Mark Potts’ suggestion: “Watch what your youngest, web-native staffers are doing and using — and find ways to work it into your site”
Uncategorized
J-student: Make digital copies of newspapers downloadable on video games systems
Tags: MediaWire, Top Stories
More News
Topography of a news ecosystem: A first-of-its-kind study diagnoses the local news crisis in a single state
Media scholars at the University of Maryland documented the spread of local news dead spots — and unexpected vibrant areas — in that state.
April 19, 2024
$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for second year of grants
A partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube continues to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide
April 19, 2024
Opinion | A columnist made a controversial introduction to Caitlin Clark
IndyStar sports columnist Gregg Doyel has been crushed online and accused of being creepy, sexist and worse. He’s since apologized multiple times
April 19, 2024
‘Satanic rituals’ at Taylor Swift shows? That’s false. And experts say the attack isn’t new.
Experts say musicians have been accused of performing satanic rituals for decades
April 19, 2024
How a longtime film critic’s death represents the great dissolve of local film criticism
Bryan VanCampen of The Ithaca Times was an institution in the central New York college town of 32,000. He might have been the last of his kind.
April 18, 2024