I did a quick round-up of today’s #asnechat on news hackers. Enjoy!
Update: ASNE also Storified the chat.
Tag: Journalism
Steve Jobs’ legacy and a lesson
A few minutes ago — a few hours after news of Steve Jobs’s death became public — I tweeted the following:
Steve Jobs’ greatest legacy is not the products he created, but what they enabled and who they inspired.
Soon after that, I thought of a lesson for journalism: we shouldn’t focus so much on what we do as much as what we enable, who we impact and what comes from all that. Continue reading Steve Jobs’ legacy and a lesson
ONA11: Evening events during the conference
Hey, everyone! I’m here in Boston through Sunday for this year’s Online News Association conference. I’ve compiled a list of evening events for networking, socializing, etc.:
Wednesday
Thursday
AAJA tweetup (waitlist)
Nieman Lab happy hour
ONA official opening night reception
Friday
SND@ONA meetup
Social Journalism/#wjchat meetup
Karaoke (disclosure: I’m organizing)
Saturday
I haven’t heard of anything planned yet for after the OJA banquet, but people always go out after
Anything I missed? Let me know in the comments!
Essential math concepts for journalists
What are the most essential math concepts that all journalists should know?
Daniel Bachhuber and I want to know — and we’ll compile a list based on the responses. Please comment below and include links, if possible. Thanks!
New role at Washington Post: world/national security producer
Quick update from the The Washington Post newsroom: starting July 1, I will join the foreign desk as the world and national security producer. Anup Kaphle (who has been the world/national security web editor on the Universal News Desk) and I will be moving from the UND to work directly with the world and national security teams.
I’ve had a great experience working with the health, science, environment and wellness reporters and editors since I joined the Post in December and am very excited at this new opportunity be a full member of the foreign editing team — truly integrated with the section.
Stay tuned!