Here is a word that does not come up often enough in journalism-tech conferences: Empathy. Empathy for readers, for advertisers and for colleagues in other departments. (That last one is a big deal if you want to get innovative things done at work.) Empathy is simply the ability to understand the feelings and perceptions of […]
In December I will be leading a Poynter News University webinar titled “Track Your Traffic: Web Metrics for Journalists.” The name sort of aligns itself with the theory that journalists and math don’t mix well which is unfair but still often true. So while basic Web metrics are not calculus if you don’t work with […]
As a journalist, what are your favorite mobile tools? Not just services like Qik or Twitter, or devices like the iPhone, but anything (I mean anything) you use for researching, reporting, publishing or interacting with the community when you are on-the-go. Think of anything from power converters to WiFi locator maps. Everything from the MiFi […]