For The New York Times’ Sarah Maslin Nir, covering the Macy’s Parade is a life-affirming tradition
The night before she was supposed to cover the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a…
November 25, 2015
the journalism life
Words journalists write that no one ever says, 2015 edition
Looks like we missed some words last time. (Deposit photos) A tweet this week from…
November 13, 2015
‘We will fight improvidence, rascality, stupidity and sloth…’ and other great newsroom quotes
On Wednesday, we shared an image of a quote about journalism that went onto a…
September 11, 2015
What does your newsroom look like?
Our adjunct faculty member Craig Silverman is in Lima, Peru, and he has tweeted some…
November 12, 2014
Journalists, don’t drink 140 cups of coffee in one day or you’ll die
Wall Street Journal On Monday, Heidi Mitchell wrote "How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?" for…
October 28, 2014
How newspapers connect the Royals’ World Series appearances
Last Wednesday evening, I watched the status updates tick through my Facebook feed. I was…
October 22, 2014
‘Having trouble pooping?’ and other awful PR pitches
We get public relations pitches pretty much all the time, right? Sometimes they're random. Sometimes…
October 17, 2014
‘The ink was still wet’: Readers share good memories from working at a newspaper
Kelly Tyrrell doesn't work at a newspaper anymore, "(sadly), but one of my favorite moments…
October 10, 2014
Happy Newspaper Week (pssst… it’s not just about newspapers)
Happy National Newspaper Week! It's the 74th anniversary of the week that celebrates what newspapers…
October 6, 2014