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January 2009 - Posts

Saturday, January 31, 2009 3:46 PM

Follow multiple Web sites and blogs using RSS

Most Web sites hip to the online world have and promote RSS feeds. Here's how to use those to your advantage as a reporter or editor.Via Wikipedia:RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:55 AM

Formulating a back up plan for your job

When I got my first newspaper job out of college it was well-known that it's not a good career for making big bucks. I had several friends filtered out of journalism just based on the low-paying positions.Today, people working as journalists have to be
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Monday, January 26, 2009 7:08 PM

How to grow your online audience

Here is my four-step approach for finding, writing for and growing your online audience. Please add your thoughts below. These are just my personal ideas and best generic advice for reporters:1. Find out what people want. See what content is most viewed,
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 2:10 PM

Rising Star in Journalism?

High school junior Marcus Harun runs his own broadcast news Web site from his parents' basement. This is the kind of enthusiasm this industry needs to survive. Way to go, Marcus!
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:16 PM

Thinking about changing majors to something else?

Let Rowan University junior Emily Kostic tell you why she's going to stick it out with her journalism track: http://www.emilykostic.com/?p=460I'm not giving up yet because I view our craft as an opportunity for myself to grow as a person. I would not
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