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 Confessions of an online journalism tool | By Noah Barron, May 8, 2008 • Q&A: Guest writer W00tBloggyBlogg sat down with OJR's departing staffer Noah Barron to chat about tips and tricks for online journalism success.
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How to get your site into Google News | By Robert Niles, May 6, 2008 • From NewsTools 2008: A Google insider explains how the search engine decides which sites to include and feature in the popular online news portal.
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Sunlight Foundation offers reporting tools to cover U.S. politics online | By Robert Niles, May 5, 2008 • More from NewsTools 2008: The Washington-based foundation is working on "one-click disclosure" to help the public see why federal money is going where it does.
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What's wrong with us? | By Robert Niles, May 1, 2008 • Commentary: The NewsTools 2008 conference sets its agenda as participants identify (and sometimes, exemplify) problems confronting online journalists.
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Think about markets to understand the news business | By Patricia Padilla, April 30, 2008 • Why do young readers flock to TMZ over so-called "hard" news? Economics explains why. Here's what journalists should do to take advantage and help keep the public better informed.
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Where do you want to work? | By Robert Niles, April 28, 2008 • Question of the week: Share your vision for an ideal job in the journalism business.
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'How do I get people to come to my website?' | By Robert Niles, April 25, 2008 • Question from a reader: OJR's editor offers tips on how journalists can promote their great work to readers online.
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All Things Unsurprising | By Noah Barron, April 23, 2008 • Book review: A new radio reporter's handbook written by veteran NPR producer Jonathan Kern offers no big driveway moments, but a few solid lessons that apply just as well on the Web as on the airwaves.
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Just in time for election season, virtual debates at WhereIStand.com | By Jim Wayne, April 22, 2008 • Simply compare candidates to each other, and yourself with new wiki opinion aggregator.
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Are political reporters asking the right questions? | By Robert Niles, April 18, 2008 • Question of the week: Who is doing the better job of covering the White House and U.S. national politics?
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Are you crowdsourcing? Are you thinking about it? | By Robert Niles, April 17, 2008 • Then OJR wants to hear from you. We are looking for case studies for an upcoming series examining the state of crowdsourcing in news reporting.
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There's no such thing as 'off the record' anymore | By Robert Niles, April 16, 2008 • Commentary: So what can journalists do to help make sense of this information overload?
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Geneva Overholser to lead USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism | By USC Annenberg, April 14, 2008 • Industry veteran will succeed Michael Parks, who is retiring.
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When up is down, or Down Is Up... | By Robert Niles, April 11, 2008 • Question of the week: How do you, or does your news organization, handle headlines?
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Sue Cross on the news industry's bleak state, bright future | By Jim Wayne, April 10, 2008 • The Associated Press VP for all things Web shares an 'optimistic realism' in a talk at USC.
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The sun never sets on the journalism awards season | By Robert Niles, April 9, 2008 • Finalists are out for the Webby Awards and entries are now open for the ONA's Online Journalism Awards.
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Can OurTown crack the hyperlocal news market? | By Patricia Padilla, April 8, 2008 • OJR checks in with former Cincinnati Enquirer editor George Blake, another print journalist who has made the move to an online start-up.
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Do you have your own website? | By Robert Niles, April 4, 2008 • Question of the week: Do you have your own Web presence, or do you only publish online for others?
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It's time for the newspaper industry to die | By Robert Niles, April 4, 2008 • Commentary: Newsrooms need to better engage with their communities, but there's a very important word standing in their way.
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How does the new, free online Photoshop match up with its free competition? | By Robert Niles, April 2, 2008 • Review: We try Adobe's new tool, as well as Picnik and Splashup to find the best solution for quick and easy online photo editing.
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Can your news organization's current management succeed? | By Robert Niles, March 28, 2008 • Question of the week: Can the people running your news organization keep it alive and viable for the next 10 years? Why, or why not?
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Frontline brings 'Bush's War' to life on the Web | By Jim Wayne, March 26, 2008 • The new PBS series is drawing viewers online, and paving the way for new initiatives in broadcast/online convergence.
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Passion fuels entrepreneurial journalism | By Robert Niles, March 25, 2008 • Commentary: J-schools need to encourage and develop, not inhibit, students' passion -- not only for the favorite topics, but for the craft of journalism itself.
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Using Google Trends to fine-tune your news website | By Robert Niles, March 21, 2008 • Google's tool can help online publishers tweak their content to maximize traffic from search engine users. Plus, it's a fun way to kill a lot of time.
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