Happy trails to Tim McGuire, a great journalist, teacher and friend, heading...
I wonder if I’ve cited anyone in this blog more frequently (or been cited more frequently by anyone in another blog) than Tim McGuire. Last week Dean Chris Callahan announced Tim’s plan to retire from...
View ArticleSlides and links on mass communication codes of ethics
#ethicssymposium “our sense of right and wrong changes in other parts of life” so why not journo? @stevebuttry asks pic.twitter.com/cPZpe1jzNV — Phil Tenser (@pstenser) March 14, 2014 I taught a class...
View ArticleTracing inspiration instead of counting sheep …
My chemotherapy has included strong doses of oral steroids the last four days, followed by interrupted sleep each night. I fell asleep about 11 last night, after a couple days of watching, reading and...
View ArticleTips for helping the right audience find your book
When I visited my friend Tim McGuire last month, he was awaiting the publication of his memoir and we briefly discussed the challenge he faced in promoting it. The conversation revived a blog-post idea...
View ArticleTim McGuire tells a powerful personal story of disability and acceptance
Journalists don’t tell our own stories often enough. I practiced the journalism of neutrality and objectivity for most of my reporting and editing career. I became aware that my humanity helped me...
View ArticleAdvice for editors from Tim McGuire: Control your calendar and think big
I am pleased that Tim McGuire has offered a contribution to my series on advice for new Digital First editors. Tim spent 11 years as editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and is now a professor at the...
View ArticleThis I believe about journalism and the future of media
Thanks to Tim McGuire for his recent “This I believe” blog post, spelling out his core values and views about journalism, newspapers and the future of media. I think it’s helpful, especially in...
View ArticleTim McGuire shares thoughtful beliefs about journalism and the news biz
Tim McGuire did something every journalist should do now and then: Reflected on what he believes about journalism and the news business. He has kind words for me in the post and mixes praise and...
View ArticleHistoric headlines need to look forward
At Tim McGuire’s request, I have done a blog post on a discussion on Twitter the last couple of days about what kind of headline to write about a historic event such as Friday’s resignation of Egyptian...
View Article2011 forecast for journalism organizations: mergers, collaboration,...
When the Nieman Lab tweeted yesterday that it had published my journalism predictions for 2011, I couldn’t recall what all I had predicted. I had sent my forecast a couple weeks earlier, in response to...
View ArticleA message of solidarity from Buttry and Bugeja
By Steve Buttry and Michael Bugeja We agree more than we disagree about journalism education and its future. Buttry: Michael Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at...
View ArticleMake Your Story Sing: Learn from songwriters how to tell stories in just a...
This is the handout for my workshop on short narrative writing. I used to do this workshop quite often, but haven’t done it for a couple years. The handout was originally posted at No Train, No Gain. I...
View ArticleCurriculum advice for journalism schools
I haven’t spent this much time talking to journalism professors and students since I graduated from Texas Christian University (let’s just say some time ago). I visited TCU last week to present...
View ArticleSocial media share Patrick’s emotional story
Some people who don’t use social media see it as self-indulgent and trivial. They haven’t experienced the way that people have reached out through Twitter, Facebook and blogs to comfort my family after...
View ArticleClinging to the past won’t save newspapers
Newspapers need to move into the future and stop clinging to the past. Two bloggers I respect greatly, Tim McGuire and Alan Mutter, blogged favorably this week about efforts to force Google to pay for...
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