Two veteran journalists and a seasoned public relations professional offered these tips on how to cultivate sources beyond company flacks in a SABEW session today.
Here are the insights of Diana Henriques, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer finalist, who notes that “source development and source management is really job 1 for journalists”:
Because you’re trying [...]
Writing solid stories for the Web doesn’t involve a complicated formula or a new flashy set of rules.
At the core, what’s important to remember are the most basic principals, the fundamental skills that serve as a backbone for quality journalism: A commitment to accuracy, storytelling and effective writing.
“There is no difference or mystery of what’s [...]
Sean Carlson, manager of global communications and public affairs at Google, talked until he was horse on Day 2 of SABEW’s annual convention.
Carlson started “Google for Journalists: Search smarter tips and tricks” sessions every hour on the hour where he shared tips on ways to refine and direct Google searches.
TIPS AND TRICKS (I picked up)
First [...]
In a SABEW keynote speech Saturday, Google engineer Amit Singhal said these four principles, which underlie Google search, are important building blocks for all future online companies:
Speed. “You have to get results back to the user in milliseconds,” he said. “You lose users if you’re slow.”
Relevance
Comprehensiveness. More content to index on the Web has meant more engaged [...]
When Robert Khuzami joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as its director of enforcement 354 days ago, Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme had revealed problems with the agency’s oversight functions.
Since then, he said in a keynote speech at the SABEW Conference today, he’s led the “most profound reorganization” in the division’s history. Khuzami joined [...]
The Fund for Investigative Journalism has a new grant program that is available to investigative reporters working on local and regional issues and in ethnic media newsrooms. Grants will average $5,000, and the first deadline for applications is April 5. The program is funded by a $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation [...]
The balance sheet is the essential statement for business reporters.
It’s packed with information you need to understand a company’s health and longevity. It’s so important, in fact, that we spent at least an hour reviewing its properties in SABEW’s “Early Bird Accounting” session.
So once you have a balance sheet in hand, where do you begin? [...]
The Obama Administraton is expected to announce the 2010 pay packages for the top 25 earners at companies that continue to rely on “extraordinary assistance” from the government sometime next week.
That’s the word from Kenneth Feinberg, compensation czar, who was the opening speaker at SABEW’s 2010 convention. Feinberg’s official job is as President Obama’s special [...]
This morning, I got a little tip: Check out Amanda
Bennett’s latest package on end-of-life care at Bloomberg.com.
Bennett’s husband died of cancer several years ago and soon after she faced bills that totaled $618,616, most of it for the final two years of his battle.
The huge cost of care led her to ask, “When is [...]
