Category: All Posts
-
The User Needs Model
Looking past the demographic makeup of our audiences like age, race and political leaning- there’s a more important question we should all be asking ourselves when writing for news: “What does the user need from me?” It sounds so simple, but it’s the key to producing content people actually want to read or watch. The…
-
It’s Pronounced “E-van-jah-leen”
The name Evangeline means “bearer of good news.” Perfect for someone in the journalism industry, right? It seems the universe, or maybe her parents, knew what Evangeline wanted to do long before she did. In fact, she didn’t even realize reporting could be a career until junior year of high school when she began writing…
-
What *Makes* a News Site?
When it comes to news content, viewers may not first think of its presentation. If you’ve ever worked in a newsroom though, you know presentation is a big conversation behind the scenes. “Should we make this a breaking news banner?” “What graphic should we use?” “What’s the first thing someone accessing the page should see?”…
-
A Monster in our Newsrooms
↓ Download my White Paper Here! ↓ Well, here it is. The culmination of the past 7 weeks of research and reading on the topic of focus and attention. This is the first time I’ve ever written a white paper, and it was quite the undertaking. I opted to write about how focus impacts work…
-
“Kids these days.”
I’ve been feeling nostalgic recently. I think I’ve been feeling uneasy with the world. There’s so much going on that I won’t even try to get into right now, I just want to slip into a time where I wasn’t so tuned into the bad things happening all around. I mean I doubt the world…
-
What’s a Work-Life Balance?
I’m still a student, but I do have a great internship over the summer at a news station back home. I love this internship more than I can put into words, they treat me great, trust me with important tasks, and are looking to give me a job when I graduate. But it’s also bringing…
-
If it Ain’t Broke…
I think it’s safe to say I’m kind of a disorganized person. I don’t make to-do lists frequently, and when I do I rarely stick to them. I think I just really hate being stuck to a “schedule” or being told what to do, even by myself. I have one Google spreadsheet where I’ve listed…
-
A Small Fish in a Big Pond
I’ve always struggled to feel like I, individually, can make an impact on the world. There’s a sense of helplessness to how small we each are. Like a little fish in a big pond. I still try. I vote, I call out injustice where I see it. I know if we all do these things,…
-
Poor Little Lump of Tissue
My poor brain. I recently deleted Instagram for a week to see if it’s really the problem or if it’s just me. And I think I’m killing my brain. For just one week, I didn’t scroll for over 2 hours daily through brain rot, cat videos, car crashes, horrific political takes, ads for fancy sponges…
-
Resistance is Futile?
Falling off the grid sounds so cool. As Johann Hari details his experiences of living with no technology for 3 months in his book “Stolen Focus”… I find myself growing extremely jealous of him. Weirdly, I also find myself being mad at him when he goes back to his old habits after coming home. Like…
Past the Byline 