Month: January 2009
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Tools for News: Chris Amico’s new database of online news tools
Behind the scenes at Wired Journalists, a few of us have been talking for some time about the need for an all-encompassing database of online tools for news, featuring tutorials, examples, ratings, and reviews. Chris Amico has made a solid run at building out the guts of it, launching his Tools for News this week.…
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Suzanne Yada recommends you grow a pair
From Suzanne Yada’s resolutions for journalism students in 2009, this bullet point: “Grow some cojones. Let me level with you. The world doesn’t need more music reviewers or opinion spouters. The world needs more people willing to ask tough questions. The first step to reversing journalism’s tarnished image is to have the guts to dig…