Anna's Cubby Hole: Ramblings of a Cub Reporter
As a journalism student and intern, I've learned that life as a cub reporter is filled with "lessons" about life, being ignored and journalism. Being stuck in the cubby hole can be frustrating, but who knew clawing my way to the top would also be enjoyable?
Tag Archives: New York Times
Op-Ed: Publishing the Identity of Sexual Abuse and Rape Victims Puts Society in ‘Clear and Present Danger’
Posted by on March 25, 2012
In their reporting of the alleged crimes of retired Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, The New York Times wrote a detailed piece about “Victim 1”. While they did not identify the young victim by name, now in his late teens, the Times article included other identifiable characteristics that would lead any savvy web [...]
News Corporation, News of the World & the Future of Journalism
Posted by on July 12, 2011
By now, most news junkies will have heard about the journalistic disaster that is Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and the pitiful end to widely popular British tabloid, The News of the World. On Sunday, The News of the World printed its last edition after James Murdoch, Rupert’s son, announced July 7 the newspaper would close. The [...]
So What Is AP Style?
Posted by on March 22, 2011
During my internship today, I was monitoring my Twitter when I noticed that @APStylebook tweeted without replying to a follower’s question about a specific rule (something that doesn’t usually happen). The tweet outlined three style changes: Three style changes: smartphone, cellphone and Kolkata. They are live on Stylebook Online and will be in the 2011 [...]
Is Huffington Post a Content Aggregator?
Posted by on March 10, 2011
To answer this question, we have to first look up the commonly used definition of “aggregate”. The New Oxford American Dictionary explains to aggregate means to “form or group into a class or cluster”. Therefore, content aggregation can be defined as grouping content together. Simple enough, but does that mean that the Huffington Post is merely [...]
