Comments on: 15 ways to dive headfirst into online journalism

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:10:02 +0000

I feel I allready have been told about this subject
at work 2 days ago by a friend, but at that moment
it didn’t caugh my attention.

By: Flash

Flash — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:16:42 +0000

But from time to time I arrange show up to feel that the whole world is an puzzle, a benign problem that is made hideous aside our own mad as a march hare attempt to simplify it as though it had an underlying truth.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:15:38 +0000

Nice use of my photo. It would be great if you could give me credit for it.

By: Chris Snider

Chris Snider — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:06:45 +0000

@Brianne Sanchez – That’s a great point. I like the concept that all journalists are freelancers. It’s our own responsibility to sell ourselves and our content.

By: Sophia Ahmad

Sophia Ahmad — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:49:53 +0000

Thanks, Chris. This is really helpful.

By: Daniel Honigman

Daniel Honigman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:34:27 +0000

Thanks for suggesting us as a read, Chris. Hope that furlough isn’t too rough on you guys in Des Moines!

By: Brianne Sanchez

Brianne Sanchez — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:58:25 +0000

Nice post, Chris. I think a great follow-up to this would be how not to get frustrated in the midst of all these steps. I think a lot of journalists sign up for these things and see no immediate benefit. I’m sure some people would create a Twitter account and then think: “OK, done! Why isn’t this as awesome as everyone says it is?”

A huge element to online journalism, in my mind, is promoting your content. Being your own PR/marketing team is something I think is missing from a lot of these online-journo discussions. If you wrote a great story on a niche topic, like SPAM, maybe send your article to the person who runs a SPAM fan site or something so you’re delivering your content to a highly interested group and getting more eyes than you would in your general audience community.

What are your thoughts on that?

By: csnider

csnider — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:30 +0000

Thanks Brad. Good point about Facebook. That definitely belongs on this list. It’s interesting to me to see how many journalists are joining Facebook and getting real value out of it (mostly for their personal life, but that’s a good thing, too).

By: brad robertson

brad robertson — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:06:54 +0000

Great starter list you have put together Chris.

I am a huge fan of http://www.friendfeed.com which shows you the power of mixing a wide range of content and how brands, headline writing, conversations, speed and frequency influence traffic.

I think signing up for facebook is a must do. Journalists must understand the power of niche social groups. How traffic can be increased when someone shares a link of content which they are personally endorsing to their trusted group.

Another basic tool is netvibes. A simple dashboard for journalists to keep track of rss feeds and watch key words through search widgets of the web, blogs, twitter, etc.