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A journalist’s guide to using Tumblr

Taylor Miller Thomas — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:34 +0000

This morning I wrote about how some newsrooms use Tumblr, but getting to know the site can take awhile. So here’s a quick guide to using Tumblr, with Poynter’s Tumblr page as a reference.

This is the Tumblr Dashboard, … Read more

How some news orgs use Tumblr

Taylor Miller Thomas — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:30 +0000

What do you do with a blog service full of cat GIFs and memes? If you’re Yahoo, you buy it for $1.1 billion. If you’re a media outlet, you use Tumblr as an extension of your brand.

: Yahoo CEO

Ann Coulter makes reference to killing blogger Meghan McCain in controversial column

Joshua Gillin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:50:30 +0000

Fox News | Huffington Post | AnnCoulter.com | New York

Fox News has apparently taken down a column written by Ann Coulter that made a reference to killing blogger Meghan McCain in order to push Republicans to vote for gun-control … Read more

N.J. judge revives blogger vs. journalist debate

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:39:39 +0000

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Union County, N.J., prosecutors demanded Tina Renna give them “the names of 16 government officials who she accused online of misusing county generators after Hurricane Sandy,” Lilly Chapa reports. Renna claimed privilege, and … Read more

Andrew Sullivan announces shift to independent, reader-funded blog

Jeff Sonderman — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:03:41 +0000

Daily Beast
After six years of affiliating his popular blog with major media companies Time, The Atlantic and most recently the Daily Beast, Andrew Sullivan announced he’s returning to independence.

As of Feb. 1, the blog will live at … Read more

Most journalists now get story ideas from social media sources, survey says

Jeff Sonderman — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:39:52 +0000

Oriella | Journalism.co.uk
An annual global survey of journalists by public relations firm Oriella finds that more than half now use social media as a source of story ideas, and nearly half use blogs to find angles and ideas.

Among … Read more

Journalism professor accepts challenge to blog for Business Insider

Steve Myers — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:03:40 +0000

College Media Matters | Business Insider
When University of Tampa journalism professor Dan Reimold criticized Business Insider financial blogger Joe Weisenthal, Henry Blodget responded that Reimold “would fail miserably” if he tried to keep up with Weisenthal’s around-the-clock blogging … Read more

Elizabeth Flock will blog for U.S. News & World Report

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:36:04 +0000

Elizabeth Flock, who resigned from The Washington Post in April after a misattributed blog post drew a gnarly editor’s note, has a new gig. She’ll be lead writer on U.S. News & World Report’s Washington Whispers blog, which was … Read more

Business Insider’s Joe Weisenthal is more prolific than you’ll ever be

Steve Myers — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:50:55 +0000

Business Insider’s Joe Weisenthal is more prolific than you’ll ever be

“In the intensely competitive world of financial blogging, dominated by young men who work long hours and comment on every new development, Weisenthal stands apart by starting earlier, writing … Read more

Andy Boyle to news sites: Stop differentiating between blogs and articles

Steve Myers — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:35:07 +0000

Andy Boyle to news sites: Stop differentiating between blogs and articles

“It’s time to stop bifurcating your content as blogs and news because they run on separate systems. It is all content, so why not call it that? Even if … Read more