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How to Launch You.com – Build Your Personal Website: Self-guided training
This free self-guided workshop, led by Jeremy Caplan, offers practical tips for showcasing your work, marketing yourself and promoting your brand.
Archive for May, 2011
Longtime Reynolds Center supporter named dean of J-School at University of Nevada, Reno
William L. Winter, the former president of the American Press Institute (API), will be the next dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism and Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Winter will serve as dean until a national search to hire a permanent dean has been completed, according to the [...]
Investigating Private Companies and Nonprofits: Self-guided training
The free workshop, “Investigating Private Companies and Nonprofits,” was originally held Feb. 23 in Raleigh.
Hosted by the Investigative Reporters and Editors and the N.C. Press Association, the multi-session workshop highlights the many public documents that are available on private companies and nonprofits. From incorporation papers to UCC records to court and regulatory filings and the revised IRS Form 990, public data exists on many private companies and nonprofits — if you know where to look.
In midst of fiscal struggles, what’s your state spending on PR?
When I read the ProPublica/CJR piece about journalism shrinking and PR growing earlier this month, I wasn’t shocked. But when I read Greg Hladky’s piece in the Hartford Advocate showing that the state of Connecticut had spent $20 million over the last three years on PR firms — despite having in-house teams — the text abbreviation “wtf” quickly came to mind.
How are foreclosures affecting housing market’s spring selling season?
Last week we learned that existing home sales slumped in April, and this week a number of other residential real estate-related economic releases are due out – making it a good time for an update on the spring selling season. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau releases new home sales data, and on Wednesday we receive [...]
Bloomberg seeks deputy editor for new sustainability website
Bloomberg recently began searching to fill a new position – deputy sustainability editor. Details in the job posting hint to an expansion of energy and sustainability coverage and a new website in the works at the company. A few more insights from the listing: “You can’t always divine from headlines that energy is the world’s [...]
As more storms hit, assess the costs of tornadoes and other extreme weather
Editor’s note: This post first published after the tornadoes that struck the Southeast in April, but many of the story-idea tips remain useful as Joplin, Mo., recovers from a tornado Sunday that killed at least 122. Here’s an NOAA Economics graphic on the cost of tornado damage in recent years; the storms are economic disasters [...]
Memorial Day: Go beyond the tourism story
This coming weekend marks the unofficial start of “Summer 2011,” and there is no denying it’s a great peg for the traditional summer tourism outlook and gas-price stories. So far, AAA predicts that that while more people will be on the move, they’ll offset higher transport prices by curbing spending on dining out, gambling and [...]
Are there judges in your area who rarely deny disability claims?
Economic policy reporter Damian Paletta had a well-documented, front-page story in The Wall Street Journal this week that quickly stirred outrage and prompted investigations. He reported on a Huntington, W.Va., judge who has approved Social Security disability benefits in 100 percent of the 729 cases appealed to him in the first six months of fiscal 2011. In the previous fiscal year, he decided 1,284 cases and awarded benefits in all but four.
