How to successfully pitch The New York Times (or, well, anyone else)
WEBSep 6, 2018 · Most bad freelance pitches are bad for the same few reasons. But they’re often salvageable with a little tweaking.
What’s the healthiest news diet? Probably traditional media, but …
WEBMay 17, 2021 · A new study finds that reading, watching, and breathing news all day can actually leave you less informed about politics and government than being more selective — with the right sources.
Reader comments on news sites: We want to hear what your …
WEBSep 16, 2015 · One of Nieman Lab’s most-read stories ever is “ What happened after 7 news sites got rid of reader comments,” published in 2015. In that piece, Justin Ellis looked at sites that had made the decision — still somewhat unusual at the time — to turn off comments on their sites. “We believe that social media is the new arena for ...
What is media criticism for? | Nieman Journalism Lab
WEBColumbia Journalism Review / Jon Allsop / Sep 5, 2023. “Media criticism has its own particularities: our job is ultimately to interrogate the basic ways in which people find out about things that impact their lives, and the mechanisms of power—yes, real power—that shape that dynamic.”. Tags: media criticism.
Why do people avoid news? It’s not just because it makes them …
WEBMay 11, 2021 · Why do people avoid news? It’s not just because it makes them feel bad Plus: How community-centered collaborative journalism really works in a pandemic, the impact of Sinclair on national political views, and the everyday tactics that shape whether young people trust news.
How are journalists like Instagram influencers? In some key ways ...
WEBNov 12, 2020 · Plus: How news organizations use TikTok, challenges in covering white nationalism, newsbot–audience communication, and the organizational behavior of Russia Today.
Reading between the lines: Collaboration panel all smiles, but …
WEBApr 26, 2010 · At least that’s the impression one could be forgiven for taking away from a panel at this year’s Reva and David Logan Investigative Reporting Symposium at UC Berkeley. Leaders at these major journalism shops were all overwhelmingly positive about the potential of cross-organization collaboration.
Gina Masullo Chen | Nieman Journalism Lab
WEBMar 1, 2010 · Gina Masullo Chen. Gina Masullo Chen is an assistant professor at The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Mass Communication and Journalism. She spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter and editor, most recently blogging and writing about parenting and children for The Post-Standard in Syracuse, N.Y.
U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal
WEBJan 26, 2018 · A deep linguistic analysis finds that newspapers today are a lot like newspapers 30 years ago. But TV news — especially cable news — has ramped up the emotion, the conversationality, and the arguing.
The U.S. Media Index database shows news consumers who owns …
WEBMay 14, 2021 · The databases includes three indices: The U.S. Mainstream Media Index details the 176 parent companies of daily news outlets; the index of emerging nonprofit media and donors lists 231 nonprofit news outlets and who funds them; and an index of the seven owners of daily newspapers is categorized by state.