Why your text type matters
Is the right text typeface -- used in the right way -- really that important? Yes. It. Is. Here are some reasons why.
MORETen steps to successful magazine development
Here are 10 tips to get you started. This is a long journey – and never ends.
MOREI'm a journalist; why don't you trust me? (as told by API's Jane Elizabeth)
By Tim Schmitt, project manager, GateHouse Media
In a news climate where terms like "fake news" and "alternative facts" are actively used to undermine journalists and their coverage of current events, reporters are now tasked not only with reporting the news but also with proving to their readers that they are a trustworthy news source.
American Press Institute's Jane Elizabeth shares some necessary steps that reporters can take to combat any waning reader trust they might be experiencing.
MORENewsrooms tackling agriculture: Start with inventory and build
By Tim Schmitt, project manager, GateHouse Media
You're the editor of a small-town paper in a community covered by sprouting corn fields, or majestically wrapped in wind-blown wheat. You know agriculture plays an important part in shaping the economics of your region, but how do you get at the heart of it? Here are some tips.
MOREGateHouse Media to implement NEWSCYCLE multi-channel content management platform
NEWSCYCLE’s ONSET content management system will provide the digital tools that enable GateHouse newsrooms to create engaging content for millions of readers.
MOREA 'Big-J' journalism project for resource-strapped newsrooms
In this moth's Media Reset blog, Steve Gray suggests a project that will make an impact in any community -- and it doesn't take a roomful of Big-J journalists to do it.
MORETotal newsroom training with The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Here are five ways that The News-Journal in Daytona Beach will be utilizing database skills this year to find great stories that can be culled from pretty much any beat.
MOREText type suggestions
This month, Ed Henninger's column focuses on text typefaces he recommends. It's not a long list, and one text face that he says will never make his list is Times.
MORE10 tips to a better design
Ed Henninger shared his top 10 design tips at the recent Institute of Newspaper Technology. If you missed it, he's also sharing them in this month's column.
MOREDrone journalism (part 1): What license do you need?
By Tim Schmitt, project manager, GateHouse Media
While it is becoming more common for journalists to use drone footage to enhance their coverage, there are still some notable rules and regulations you should know.
During a recent installment of the GateHouse Professional Development Series, attorneys Charles Tobin and Christine Walz from Holland & Knight, LLP, explained the process for newsrooms to get their drones flying.
MOREAP environment series asks: 'What Can Be Saved?'
The Associated Press will roll out a series of in-depth, multimedia stories beginning today that will chronicle 12 examples of intense efforts being waged around the world to save or revive ecosystems, reversing some of humankind’s most destructive past actions and preserving vital natural habitats on Earth.
MoreThere's a reader revenue revolution happening. Will legacy news miss it again?
There are seven changes news organizations need to adopt to succeed during the reader revolution. Jim Brady, CEO of Spirited Media, lays them out in a recent post for the Reynolds Journalism Institute. They include: serving your audience first (not your newsroom) and having a point of view.
MoreAP, GNI to build tool to help local newsrooms collaborate
The Associated Press is launching a pilot project aimed at increasing local news coverage and improving the way member news organizations collaborate with one another.
With support from the Google News Initiative, AP will build an online tool that enables members to share their coverage plans to more efficiently cover local news.
It will also allow participating news organizations to share their journalism, increasing the amount of local news stories in their communities.
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