It’s a sign of the times: Many news agencies in Washington now are accepting various forms of leaked information. It used to be that anonymous tips would come through a phone call or snail...
Stephen King once said, “To write is human, to edit is divine.” King underscores this to aspiring writers in the third foreword to his book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. He states...
Every newsroom faces this challenge: News breaks, and it’s a rush to get the story online. News organizations have been placing more focus on digital and social media for years. The past year even...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of media stories from the week. MEDIAITE | LINDSEY ELLEFSON Spicer Says Trump Admin Is Creating ‘Skype Seats’ Program To Allow Journos Outside DC More Access A...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Marissa Mayer Resigning From Yahoo Board as Remaining Company Renames Itself Altaba (TechCrunch) Yahoo’s planned sale to Verizon...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Medium Lays Off Staff, Closes Offices (FishbowlNY) ICYMI: Medium is closing its offices in New York and Washington,...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. LinkedIn Top Voices 2016: The 10 Must-Know Writers In Marketing And Social Media (LinkedIn) Writers published more than...
There’s typically no vacation until you’re done writing every single holiday feature assigned to you. Unfortunately, holiday deadlines don’t always lead to your most creative writing. Thankfully, you’ve got a place to go: Start...
It’s not every day that you get to shape history. That’s exactly what Cuban-American journalist María Laria did in 1988, as the first woman to create, produce, and host a Spanish-language talk show in the...
Sometimes you have to go with the courage of your convictions when facing pushback. That’s what happened when BlogHer 2016 planners announced the name of a potentially controversial keynote speaker: Kim Kardashian. The decision...
From time to time, an industry or subject inspires us to create a best-of list. These are sites that produce out-of-this-world coverage in a crowded arena. In case you’ve missed some of these, you...
Nowadays, it’s hard to keep up with the rapidly changing skills required in the job force. Continuing education increasingly is becoming vital to stay relevant. But it can seem pretty daunting to take classes at...
As many as 600,000 commercial drones will fill the air within the next year. That’s the prediction from the Federal Aviation Administration in the wake of its Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule, which went into...
If you want to be successful in communications, never lose focus, says Argentinean journalist Nancy Clara. Clara began her media career in Miami 16 years ago. It’s not always been easy. “You wake up...
Social media can reveal a lot about a person. But, is it OK to publish what you find?
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Twitter vs. Snapchat: Which Has The Better Future? (SocialTimes) Metrics like daily active users (DAUs) indicate success in...
Social media may have changed the way news gets reported, but some old school rules still apply. Namely, if you’re at a meeting and you hear a scoop and no other journalists are in...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Bloomberg Radio in Washington Aired Its First Original Program (FishbowlDC) When Bloomberg leased a CBS-owned radio station in...
From time to time, an industry or subject inspires us to create a best-of list. These are sites that produce out-of-this-world coverage in a crowded arena. In case you’ve missed some of these, you...
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Twitter Launches Message Button to Make Sharing Tweets Easier (SocialTimes) SocialTimes reports Twitter has updated its iOS and...
