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Comment on Mindmapping participatory journalism by Breeze Richardson of Chicago Public Media shares the power of metrics « joy mayer

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:26:37 +0000

[...] unbelievably smart and passionate Breeze Richardson of Chicago Public Media chatted with my Participatory Journalism class this afternoon. We talked about the engagement metrics she has set up, which she described [...]

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by Journalism and Social Media for the Internet Generation « kgrumke

Journalism and Social Media for the Internet Generation « kgrumke — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:28:26 +0000

[...] all talking about this because we realize this could easily happen to any of us. I read a great blog post on the controversy and how the students it affected can manipulate the internet in their favor by [...]

Comment on What it takes to succeed on my team (hint: it’s mostly initiative + attitude) by Be a Tigger not an Eeyore, and other job-hunting advice « joy mayer

Be a Tigger not an Eeyore, and other job-hunting advice « joy mayer — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:46:54 +0000

[...] She said something I loved: hire for attitude, teach for skill. I’ve written before about what it takes to succeed on my team, and no one who works with me would be surprised to hear me say that attitude, work ethic and [...]

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by 要如何呢 « 德西弄堂 w/ Endless Lane

要如何呢 « 德西弄堂 w/ Endless Lane — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:49:37 +0000

[...] 最近积攒了很多的想法，自己的去路和来路，他人的选择，以及境遇使然的问题。最近学校报纸的主编因为愚人节特刊主动辞职了，因为说了不好笑的笑话，用了不恰当的词，惹得女同性恋群体很不开心，学校校长甚至公开指责了校报不负责任的行为，虽然作为一份独立报纸，校报立场不受学校裹挟，但是能感受到，主编还是有一种冒犯了自己服务的群体，背负巨大负罪感，甚至认为自己整个新闻生涯即将over的感觉-哪怕它才刚刚开始，或者，还没有开始。Joy发了温暖人心的帖子，有什么比walk in your shoes更温暖人心的了呢，告诉一个young professional，你的职业生涯才刚刚开始，你未来的雇主们搜索你的名字时，不会全部都是批评和谴责，你要站出来，在social media和这个网络时代下，让自己的正面的声音在网路上被转载，被听到，而不是 – 你正在考虑是不是要转行。更温暖人心的是Joy还鼓励大家分享过去犯下的错误，特别是那些让你无脸见人的，特别特别是你最终还挺过来了。 [...]

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by Karen Mitchell (@uberscholar)

Karen Mitchell (@uberscholar) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:01:11 +0000

Ugh. The lessons we’ve learned the hard way. I have mine, too, and I don’t even have the excuse of youth to blame it on. (but I can probably blame it on immaturity and ego.)

I don’t remember the exact year, but I took some photos in the company studio for a candidate for the Des Moines school board. Relatively small potatoes, but the Des Moines Register is a very principled paper and I was called on the carpet. And reported on page 1A so that the Register had full disclosure.

Being the one making the news for the wrong reasons is really hard, but we can live through our mistakes and continue to succeed in this profession.

To Abigail Spudich and Travis Cornejo, keep your heads up and keep breathing. This, too, shall pass.

Karen Mitchell

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by Chris Dunn (@christhedunn)

Chris Dunn (@christhedunn) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:54:23 +0000

While a Missourian photographer, I made a very public mistake (http://blog.christhedunn.com/2009/11/25/more-lessons-from-the-courtroom/) that The Columbia Daily Tribune misreported and that the AP picked up, thus spreading the incorrect report. I remember lying on my couch weeping over the phone to a friend about how my life was over because every editor would Google me, assume me to be a disrespectful photographer and not hire me.

Almost two years later, I was in a job interview wherein I said I’ve been through fire and came out alive. One of the editors asked me to expound. I began describing my mistake when the other editor in the interview suddenly exclaimed that she was a Missouri alumna who had been in the classroom when my photojournalism professor had me explain everything to the class as a teachable moment.

They hired me.

Life goes on.

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by ktcurrid

ktcurrid — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:46:18 +0000

This was a really sweet thing to write, Joy. I’m a senior at MU and had a not-so public screw up regarding race my sophomore year at The Maneater as photo editor and I have learned so much since then. Being more inclusive and less stereotypical in the pictures I publish has been kind of my mantra since.

I think it’s wonderful to write this sort of thing. I can’t imagine how hard it must be for these two to go through such a public screw-up on the Internet, but I hope it does not completely crush their push for the careers they want to pursue in the future.

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:22:08 +0000

I can identify with the pleas for understanding from an angered, hurt readership. The editor of my college paper decided to run an offensive editorial (satire comparing biracial marriage to beastiality) the week before I started my one-year term as editor. Even though it wasn’t my decision to run the piece, I spent the first three months trying to undo the damage it caused. I made your mistake — I got defensive and tried to explain everything, which was seen as arrogance. A good friend who happened to be in the offended crowd and was still talking to me even though I wasn’t responsible for the editorial, I was responsible for the community’s relationship with the paper.

The experience forced me dig deep into the feelings of others while keeping my own emotions in check — not easy for a 20-year-old college student. If I had let it get to me, the incident might have derailed my path toward journalism. Instead, it taught me very early on that news organizations fail when they don’t or refuse to communicate with the community they serve, which has clearly stuck with me into my professional career.

Comment on A note for student editors: There is life after major screwups by shainac

shainac — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:57:29 +0000

I incorrectly reported that the state of Missouri was cutting off ALL funding to Columbia Public Schools, which clearly was not true. It published on 1A and I was horrifyingly embarrassed, especially because it was my last big school board story for my reporting semester.

Now, I still cringe when I remember it, but I bring it up a lot when I talk to beginning reporters at the Missourian to let them know that life does go on. Yes, I screwed up big-time. But, I fixed my mistake as soon as I was able. My editors still liked me, and I was hired as an ACE the next semester.

More than anything, that mistake was a reminder to me to take my time, double check all my facts, and dissect complicated budgets like crazy so I know with certainty what I am reporting on.

Comment on Advice for SXSW presenters: Tell the truth, and lose the pitch by Maurice Stratz

Maurice Stratz — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:46:38 +0000

When you discover youself to be assisting the majority, it is time to stop and reflect.
The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and compared to the heavy hand of government.