Before I get to anything that may come across as negative, let me say that I follow lots of people who work in at my local paper, The Knoxville New Sentinel. And there’s one huge reason I follow them… They are engaging. (I’m going to go ahead and get my #followfriday in now so you [...]
Newsrooms CAN Use Twitter
Brittney Gilbert is someone you need to be following and listening to what she says. There are tons of reasons. She is living about what most people are pontificating. And she has some sage advice for newsrooms utilizing Twitter. This is just a few things that she is telling you should and (in my opinion) [...]
The Nostalgia Of The Good Old Days
When I started out in news radio back when the first Bush was in office, things were a bit different. One AP teletype screaming random bells each time a story came in was set up next to a coffee maker in the kitchen because it was so loud and more than distracting so we hid [...]
Black Balloons Hang In Commercial Appeal Offices
Black balloons and cupcakes in the offices of the Commercial Appeal. In mourning six-years of not having a cost-of-living raise, and five without a contract, black balloons floated in the offices of Memphis’ only daily newspaper. Image Credit: TheoGeo