SubscribeStealing The News – When Bloggers Become Plagiarists
Journalism is under fire from all directions. Newspapers are losing circulation and shuting down. Reporters are getting laid off. Profits are bad, and the Internet has turned the news into a commodity. Add to the list of growing problems: plagiarism. Most journalists used to think that bloggers were nothing but plagiarist; taking their reporting and [...]
Free “Journalism Bootcamp” for St. Louis Area Journalism Students
The St. Louis chapter of the Society for Professional Journalist is hosting a “Journalism Bootcamp” on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the SUIE Saint Louis University campus. Registration is over in a few days, so hurry up if you are interested. Seminars offered during the boot camp include: • Covering Higher Education (Kavita Kumar—St. Louis Post-Dispatch) [...]
Why to stay in J-School
Getting a journalism degree in 2009 seems like a dumb idea. There are no jobs. Not only that, so far in 2009 U.S. newspapers have cut almost 12,000 jobs, according to Paper Cuts. Huge newspaper companies, such as Hearst, McClatchy, and The New York Times, find their once soaring stock prices left valueless while upstart [...]
Helium.com – A perfect place to practice your writing
Helium is a great place to practice writing because of they give you a title and let you decide what the article should be. While some may see this as limiting or even boring, I see it as perhaps the best way to sharpen your writing skills. Helium allows you to randomly browse through the various channels they have and write an article about a subject you never really thought about.
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