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The Washington Post is streamlining their freelancer process with the development of a social network specifically designed to orchestrate a hub of stringers spread throughout the world. The company debuted The Washington Post Talent Network back in June that is described as part social network and job board.
The Washington Post Built a Social Network For Freelancers
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Tagged freelance, social network, stringer, washington post
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Two Journalists Killed During Live Broadcast in Virginia
Two journalists were killed earlier this week during a live report for Virginia news station WDBJ by a disgruntled employee.
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Tagged Adam Ward, Alison Parker, Bryce Williams, on-air shooting, shooting, Vester Lee Flanagan, Virginia, WDBJ
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Tommy Craggs and Max Read Resign from Gawker After Article’s Removal
The controversy surrounding Gawker is only mounting as last week, only one day after the decision was made to remove a contested article from their site was made, two top editors resigned.
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Tagged Condé Nast, gawker, Max Read, Nick Denton, Tommy Craggs
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Ethical Journalism: How Gawker Missed the Purpose of Investigative Journalism
Last week, Gawker.com published a highly contested story about the CFO of Condé Nast courting an escort by staff writer Jordan Sargent. Almost immediately, angry tweets and Facebook posts started to circulate online, condemning the gossip site for running a story that shamed an individual with no greater benefit to society.
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Tagged affair, David Geithner, gawker, Jordan Sargent
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Top 11 Undergraduate Journalism Programs
You’ve graduated high school and your ready to choose a college. You’ve come to realize that journalism is where you see yourself but you can’t decide on which colleges to apply. There are so many choices and you’re not sure which program offers the type of education you would find most beneficial.
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Tagged degrees, faculty, Journalism, programs, schools, undergraduate
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Brian Williams Will Not Return as Anchor to NBC’s Nightly News
The past few months haven’t been too kind to Brian Williams as he continues to reel from the accusations and findings that he lied about a number of stories he reported on. Most recently it was announced that he would not be returning as anchor to NBC’s Nightly News due to an internal investigation finding a number of instances in which he fabricated details of his experiences while reporting abroad.
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Tagged Brian Williams, MSNBC, NBC, Nightly News
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Top 11 Graduate Journalism Programs
There are lists upon lists for nearly every professional school spread across the internet, but for some reason it’s incredibly difficult to come across any definitive list of top graduate journalism schools in the country.
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Tagged graduate, J-school, Journalism, master of arts, masters, school
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The Decades Biggest Journalism Blunders
As the end of Brian Williams six-month suspension from NBC Nightly News approaches, I’ve started to think about the biggest blunders to hit the journalism world over the past decade. There have been a good amount of scandals within the profession, but I’ve put together a list of the most notable ones in recent years.
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Tagged Bill O'Reilly, blunders, Brian Williams, Jayson Blair, Journalism, Lara Logan, Reporting, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal
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Brian Williams Saga Continues
The Brian Williams scandal may be coming to a head this week after findings from a months-long investigation have been presented to Comcast/NBC honchos, according to deadline.com.
Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, was caught in a lie about his experience during the 2003 invasion of Iraq back in February of this year. Williams had claimed that when reporting in Iraq that his helicopter was shot down when in reality the helicopter in front of his was hit by a grenade. Continue reading
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The World’s Best Photojournalists; Past and Present
With so many groundbreaking photojournalists around the world, it might be hard to narrow down this list to just a few. However, these journalists have made a lasting impression and have shaped the current structure of the profession.
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Tagged Ansel adams, Dorothea lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Magnum photos, photojournalism, Robert Capa, Steve McCurry
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