The confidence of the Americans in the media has been lower than ever during the past decades. A Gallup poll reported a drastic drop in confidence in newspapers in the past years, going from 51% confidence in newspapers in 1979 to 23% in 2019. Walter Hussman, …
The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic forced the 2019-2020 NBA season to stop on March 11, 2020, in order to protect the players. Oscar Pope, marketing manager for NBA TV, and his team had to come up with new types of content to keep their audience interested. “We …
Sara Catania is a director of journalism school partnerships for the Solutions Journalism Network. She worked as a digital leader, newsroom manager, and reporter for Reuters, NBC, AOL/Patch, and the Los Angeles Times, where she contributed to the Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Northridge Earthquake. …
Contracts are essential to protect your work and time as a freelancer. Ruth Thaler-Carter, resource coordinator for the SPJ Freelance community and author of Get Paid to Write! Getting Started as a Freelance Writer, underlines the necessity of having a contract for every gig you take. “A …
Becoming a freelance journalist can be challenging at first: it takes time to build a strong network and to find the right rhythm. But if you are considering going independent, here are a few tips to get you started. The importance of networking Creating and developing your …
The pandemic brought its share of challenges to journalists, and more than ever, their role is crucial because they are the ones who provide the public with accurate information when officials fail to do so. Steve Riley, executive director at the Houston Chronicle, says his goal …
The development of social media platforms has led news organizations to search for new audiences. However, social media users consume news differently than traditional media audiences. People want quick access to social media and they want to get the news straight from their feed. “Social users …
With the development and democratization of technology, journalism as a profession has evolved in the past decades. New technologies introduced new platforms and new audiences, and newsrooms are trying to adapt. “We are genuinely in a revolution when it comes to getting information,” says Raquel Amparo, …
