Getting too close to your community?

Social journalists shouldn’t be afraid to fall between two stools

Journalism is a strange métier. Or which other professional is not capable of having a randomly interesting conversation without…

Journalism is more boring than you think

Spreadsheets, phone calls, knocking on doors: “Spotlight” demystifies the exciting side of reporting.

The newsletter is back

Far from quick-and-easy: What the Lenny Letter, The Daily Skimm and others tell us about well-curated newsletters.

Helping journalists to come out of their shell

Is it better to report on a community you’re a part of? In either case, journalists have to give up control and learn to surrender.

Getting engaged

Trying to boost engagement on the Facebook site of a Non-Profit can be hard. It’s all about communicating your strategy and asking yourself the key question: Why would some share this?

As social journalists, we want readers to get engaged. In our social media tools-class at…