Blogs Posts in Profiles of Journalists category; 60 blog posts

How to Write a Journalism Profile Story

The key to writing a good journalism profile is discovering an interesting tale to tell. A profile is a narrative with a purpose: telling the everyday story of someone---perhaps a well-known figure, perhaps not---in a unique way that tran [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Portrait painter

One of the most powerful scenes in the huge biography, "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life," describes the guerrilla's feelings on the night after he personally executed the first traitor among the Cuban rebels. "The sit [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Productivity Profiles - Blogger Versus Journalist

The Rise of blogging has not really changed journalism yet, but will keep on influencing journalism. The autonomy of the journalist is at stake and cooperation with the blogosphere will be a new requirement. One difference between t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Journalism, a challenging profession - TN Haokip

Six journalists of the state including the editor of Hueiyen Lanpao (English edition), Brozendra Ningomba were awarded the Manipur State Journalists' Award, 2008 in connection with the Information and Public Relations Day observance held at [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

September digital journalism conference will be in Spain

Journalists, editors and photographers are invited to attend the 2nd Congress of Digital Journalism on September 17 and 18 at Universidad Internacional Andalucía, Spain. The event is organized by the Andalusian region's Association o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Adventures in Journalism

Earlier today, I posted a story about the great season Casey Crosby is having at West Michigan. Toward the end, I made a point about how with young pitchers you are always concerned about health and made reference to Crosby leaving his most [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

The seven laws of journalism...

Aware of the profound changes that are happening in the media world, a US university journalism professor, Danna Walker, has come up with The seven laws of journalism. It is aimed, of course, at wannabe journalists, so you may conside [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Journalism At Crossroads

The perfect storm of a prolonged recession and the online information explosion is leaving journalism in crisis. Particularly newspapers. Newscenter's Kathleen Shannon went behind the scenes with staff at the Portland Press Herald and Vill [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Teaching career replaces journalism

Former Kaikoura Star reporter Trevor Ayson and his wife, Marie, have been visiting his family and friends in New Zealand, having been away from Kaikoura for three years. Trevor spent five years as the Kaikoura Star reporter, from 2001 to 20 [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Hugo Coelhos journalism portfolio

As pernas esticadas em cima de uma mesa de madeira, o olhar perdido não com o que vê mas com o que sonha, André Carvalhas parece um guerrilheiro do Che à entrada do quartel de Guevara. O edifício atr&aacut [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

What to tell my journalism grads

IT'S ALWAYS HARD to see my students in the journalism program at UMass-Amherst scatter at graduation, but this year is even worse. The uncertainty in the economy has the class of 2009 trembling. "Should I apply to be an assistant manag [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

CITIZEN JOURNALISM - Women unite in business

Times are tight. But don't tell that to Dawn Jackson, president of Women Business Owners of Prince George's County. She's telling her group's members not to participate in the recession. "Women must work smarter and harder," Ms. J [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Former Prof. Richard Roth Now Teaching Journalism in Qatar

September 1, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "Richard Roth is the ideal choice to teach free-press, American-style journalism in, of all places, the Middle East," writes Mark Bennett in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Roth has "been [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

What manner of journalism?

Mass communication experts must be cracking their brains with heavy sledge hammer to actually find a new and more suitable adjective to describe what used to be known as Junk Journalism. As for me what is happening today is much deeper than [...]