Five Questions For... Mike Benard
By API Staff - May 07, 2008
Five Questions for ... Mike Benard Former VP Communications & Public Affairs, Kodak Speaker, Writer, Coach on Communications Issues API: What is happening in the news industry and what is different about this transformation? MB: Change has changed. We are... » Full Story
Five Questions for ... Mike Benard Former VP Communications & Public Affairs, Kodak Speaker, Writer, Coach on Communications Issues API: What is happening in the news industry and what is different about this transformation? MB: Change has changed. We are... » Full Story
Teachers' private postings may make waves in school
By Gene Policinski - May 07, 2008
Free expression is an essential guarantee of the First Amendment - the freedom to speak and write as we will, without censorship by the government. But the freedom to express oneself doesn't necessarily provide a buffer against the reaction to... » Full Story
Free expression is an essential guarantee of the First Amendment - the freedom to speak and write as we will, without censorship by the government. But the freedom to express oneself doesn't necessarily provide a buffer against the reaction to... » Full Story
Talking a journalist off the ledge
By Steve Buttry - April 07, 2008
"Talk me down off the ledge," pleaded the subject line of a recent email. The ledge the writer emailed me from is crowded with journalists overwhelmed by digital demands, interactive inferiority complexes and a collapsing business model. I write a... » Full Story
"Talk me down off the ledge," pleaded the subject line of a recent email. The ledge the writer emailed me from is crowded with journalists overwhelmed by digital demands, interactive inferiority complexes and a collapsing business model. I write a... » Full Story
Google doesn't fear outbound links; neither should you
By Steve Buttry - March 05, 2008
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't. A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the... » Full Story
Some questions about journalism innovation stump me. This one didn't. A person who's trying to help journalists move into the digital world was trying to persuade some newspaper editors and writers to "build credibility with their users by having the... » Full Story
Social networks link in ways you can't foresee
By Steve Buttry - February 28, 2008
I've written quite a bit recently about my effort to learn about social networking and how it is useful for journalists (and for the public we serve). As I expanded my LinkedIn network, I kept asking people to tell me... » Full Story
:: Learning how to LinkIn and what it's worth - February 28, 2008
:: Bob Steele: a source of guidance and clarity - February 12, 2008
:: Upholding and Updating Ethical Standards - February 12, 2008
:: Social networking: a marathon where you sprint - February 08, 2008
:: Ready to twitter to learn what that is - January 25, 2008
:: Trying to catch up in Web 2.0 - November 30, 2007
:: Help for a stegosaurus who needs an update - November 12, 2007
:: Newsroom trainers get their MoJo going - September 08, 2007
:: The routine assignment is a challenge and an opportunity - August 31, 2007
:: How do you coach the "untouchable" senior writer? - June 12, 2007
:: Adapting isn't enough; we need to transform - May 31, 2007
:: How do you measure growth? - May 15, 2007
:: Resources for covering tribal issues - May 07, 2007
:: Take responsibility for your words - May 02, 2007
:: Embrace the beauty and opportunity beyond upheaval - April 20, 2007
:: Strategic training delivers results - March 28, 2007
:: Computer-assisted reporting: an essential skill, an outdated term - February 11, 2007
:: A checklist for training success - February 07, 2007
:: Find opportunities in upheaval - January 14, 2007
:: Why aren't they using our pay phones? - September 27, 2006
:: When does sloppy attribution become plagiarism? - September 20, 2006
:: Tips for a new writing coach - September 11, 2006
:: Pursue career goals aggressively - July 21, 2006
:: Answers for innovation skeptics - July 17, 2006
:: Lessons for journalists in tragic stories - June 03, 2006
:: Reminders of Knight-Ridder at its best - May 01, 2006
:: When disaster hits, newspapers deliver - April 28, 2006
:: Unleash the watchdogs -- and their trainers - April 27, 2006
:: What will happen to our civic mission? - April 26, 2006
:: Editors and CEOs share hope for newspapers - April 25, 2006
:: How do you speed up a reporter? - April 23, 2006
:: Tips from a newsroom survivor - March 31, 2006
:: API receives grant for newsroom ethics seminars - March 20, 2006
:: Peanut butter lessons in project management - February 15, 2006
:: We need to re-educate our gut - February 10, 2006
:: Newspaper Next: Important jobs to do - February 09, 2006
:: A week of stretching our story muscles - January 20, 2006
:: Never say no for someone else - January 09, 2006
:: News in the news business isn't all grim - December 30, 2005
:: Unnamed sources should have unpublished opinions - December 19, 2005
:: Uganda's press loses a leader with a passion for training - November 13, 2005
:: Remember the old editor's advice: Check it out - November 11, 2005
:: Don't let partisans dictate our terms - November 01, 2005
:: What do you get for your money? - October 25, 2005
:: Journalists need to acknowledge our trauma - September 13, 2005
:: Our Readers Are Watching - September 08, 2005
:: How do you learn from disasters? - September 01, 2005
:: Don't let obstacles become excuses - August 16, 2005
:: Think of computers as fact finders - August 01, 2005
:: When people see training as medicine - July 26, 2005
:: Mentors don't always see their seeds blossom - July 15, 2005
:: Journalists need lessons in freedom of the press - July 08, 2005
:: Embrace the future – and its tools - July 05, 2005
:: Let's be skeptical of named sources, too - June 02, 2005
:: Is your staff too busy to grow? - May 26, 2005
I've written quite a bit recently about my effort to learn about social networking and how it is useful for journalists (and for the public we serve). As I expanded my LinkedIn network, I kept asking people to tell me... » Full Story
:: Learning how to LinkIn and what it's worth - February 28, 2008
:: Bob Steele: a source of guidance and clarity - February 12, 2008
:: Upholding and Updating Ethical Standards - February 12, 2008
:: Social networking: a marathon where you sprint - February 08, 2008
:: Ready to twitter to learn what that is - January 25, 2008
:: Trying to catch up in Web 2.0 - November 30, 2007
:: Help for a stegosaurus who needs an update - November 12, 2007
:: Newsroom trainers get their MoJo going - September 08, 2007
:: The routine assignment is a challenge and an opportunity - August 31, 2007
:: How do you coach the "untouchable" senior writer? - June 12, 2007
:: Adapting isn't enough; we need to transform - May 31, 2007
:: How do you measure growth? - May 15, 2007
:: Resources for covering tribal issues - May 07, 2007
:: Take responsibility for your words - May 02, 2007
:: Embrace the beauty and opportunity beyond upheaval - April 20, 2007
:: Strategic training delivers results - March 28, 2007
:: Computer-assisted reporting: an essential skill, an outdated term - February 11, 2007
:: A checklist for training success - February 07, 2007
:: Find opportunities in upheaval - January 14, 2007
:: Why aren't they using our pay phones? - September 27, 2006
:: When does sloppy attribution become plagiarism? - September 20, 2006
:: Tips for a new writing coach - September 11, 2006
:: Pursue career goals aggressively - July 21, 2006
:: Answers for innovation skeptics - July 17, 2006
:: Lessons for journalists in tragic stories - June 03, 2006
:: Reminders of Knight-Ridder at its best - May 01, 2006
:: When disaster hits, newspapers deliver - April 28, 2006
:: Unleash the watchdogs -- and their trainers - April 27, 2006
:: What will happen to our civic mission? - April 26, 2006
:: Editors and CEOs share hope for newspapers - April 25, 2006
:: How do you speed up a reporter? - April 23, 2006
:: Tips from a newsroom survivor - March 31, 2006
:: API receives grant for newsroom ethics seminars - March 20, 2006
:: Peanut butter lessons in project management - February 15, 2006
:: We need to re-educate our gut - February 10, 2006
:: Newspaper Next: Important jobs to do - February 09, 2006
:: A week of stretching our story muscles - January 20, 2006
:: Never say no for someone else - January 09, 2006
:: News in the news business isn't all grim - December 30, 2005
:: Unnamed sources should have unpublished opinions - December 19, 2005
:: Uganda's press loses a leader with a passion for training - November 13, 2005
:: Remember the old editor's advice: Check it out - November 11, 2005
:: Don't let partisans dictate our terms - November 01, 2005
:: What do you get for your money? - October 25, 2005
:: Journalists need to acknowledge our trauma - September 13, 2005
:: Our Readers Are Watching - September 08, 2005
:: How do you learn from disasters? - September 01, 2005
:: Don't let obstacles become excuses - August 16, 2005
:: Think of computers as fact finders - August 01, 2005
:: When people see training as medicine - July 26, 2005
:: Mentors don't always see their seeds blossom - July 15, 2005
:: Journalists need lessons in freedom of the press - July 08, 2005
:: Embrace the future – and its tools - July 05, 2005
:: Let's be skeptical of named sources, too - June 02, 2005
:: Is your staff too busy to grow? - May 26, 2005