Digital Natives is back! Students and Newsrooms: Register now for a student to provide digital guidance to a newsroom in early Jan. 2024. It's a great time to launch a social media account, create an e-newsletter, gather analytics etc. Registration: grady.uga.edu/digital-native…

My ideal pitch, in this order, is: 1. Sample hed/dek: if you can't figure this out, you have a topic not a story 2. Nut graph: The 5 W's, emphasis on the WHY ARE TELLING THIS STORY NOW (superlatives, global appeal, new take, timely news, etc). 3. Bio/clips That's it.

Happy to roll out the signature program of our Journalism Innovation Lab for its fourth year. Students and newsrooms — apply today: grady.uga.edu/digital-native…

CARPET! 🥹

Support your local radio station. Support your local newspaper. Community journalism is important.

At about 100 universities and colleges, students produce an estimated 10,000 stories that appeared in more than 1,000 local news outlets, with more than 14 million page views last year, according to a study by University of Vermont Center for Community News washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

And Oglethorpe Echo is mentioned!

Today is finally the day! Drop in anytime at the Grady College Peyton Anderson Forum between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to test out five AI tools and learn more about their impact on journalism. Also, feel free to ask questions in our comments.

Yes, a journalist’s job is to inform. But the job doesn’t end there. We also have a responsibility to help people navigate the news. This #MediaLiteracyWeek, we're sharing tips for how you can help your audience become smarter news consumers (+ earn trust while doing it!). (1/)

You gave them much wisdom and encouragement Seana Davis — thank you!

Anyone up for thinking through with me how solutions journalism can inform news product development? If so, dive in here: thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/product-develo…

This is true content — I love helping Georgia broadcasters think through digital strategy.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Predictions for Journalism season at Nieman Lab! Just published the first batch, including Bassey Etim Nikki Usher (they/them) Alfred Hermida A.J. Bauer Matt DeRienzo Adam Thomas... 1/2 niemanlab.org/collection/pre… niemanlab.org/collection/pre…

It’s easy to treat the media as a punching bag. But look to the nation’s local newsrooms. For little money or recognition, reporters in 2023 stood up to power brokers who tried to bully them into silence, exposed corrupt officials and even saved lives. Proof, from every state:

The spring 2024 staff is ready to start reporting on Oglethorpe County.

Journalism faculty: If you have seniors or recent grads interested in community journalism, reach out to me for more info on this Zoom conference hosted by other early career journalists

Being a general assignment reporter is going to a ribbon cutting and investigating the local jail and tracking down a 105-year-old woman and learning about the art of mural painting and writing a column about Mothman and smelling artisan soaps and going bowling all in one month.

In addition to talking about efforts to make journalism (& journalism ed) more equitable & community-centered I also got to learn about some exciting local/student journalism initiatives from Amanda Bright Karin Assmann, Ph.D. Dr. Denetra Walker 💫 & more

Our beat story pitch competition in all Reporting I sections is tomorrow. Here’s a look at the process.

I am rocking (NOT with the Rock Lobsters) but with THE NIGHT OWLS for the @AthensProHockey team name. I think the name matches the city perfectly, and I even flexed the ole and slightly above average (only because of Amanda Bright) graphic design muscle to whip up a logo.