I’ve been meaning to write about Mark “10,000 Words” Luckie’s “How Twitter saved my career… and my life” post since he wrote it, but haven’t had a chance yet. If you want a good idea of what publishing an excellent blog and maintaining a presence in social media channels can do, in the face of [...]
All about jobs
On the first day of film school at NYU…
August 13, 2009
…one department head or another asked the 140 freshman wanna-be Spielbergs/Godards/Raimis* in the room to raise their hand if they wanted to be a Director.
Many, including me, raised our hands.
The faculty response: “You’ll be lucky if four of you make it.” (I’m paraphrasing. This happened in 1994.)
When I talk to journalism students, I try to [...]
Thanks, Howard.
February 22, 2009
As you may or may not have heard by now, my boss at the office, Howard Owens, has moved on.
I just want to take a moment to publicly say thanks to Howard here, and more than obviously, to wish him the best in whatever endeavor other people might call his “job” next.
Personally, I happen to [...]
Internship opportunity: Work with CICM to help push innovation in college media
January 8, 2009
Bryan Murley announces the CICM internship program:
“The pitch: How would you like to learn new media skills while having a positive impact on the college media environment? Join us for a semester of new media opportunity as the first intern for the Center for Innovation in College Media for Spring 2009.”
Sounds like a great opportunity [...]
Sometimes, robots just aren’t enough
December 3, 2008
TechMeme adds a human editor to make adjustments when the algorithm fails:
“Any competent developer who tries to automate the selection of news headlines will inevitably discover that this approach always comes up a bit short. Automation does indeed bring a lot to the table — humans can’t possibly discover and organize news as fast as [...]