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Tag: Career development

What journalists can learn from community organizers

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    • FLORIDA TODAY’s Isadora Rangel interviewed Alicia Bell, organizing manager at Free Press, an organization that seeks to give people a voice in the crucial decisions that shape the media.

    Among the topics they explored:

    • If we’re the news organization “of record” in our community, whose record have we been keeping?
    • Why is it important for news organizations to reach audiences that have been historically marginalized?
    • How do we build trust, and in so doing, what do community organizers have to teach us?
    • How might we map out our community, both literally and figuratively, to find communities that are overlooked or un-covered?
    • How can we use forums and community meetings to cut into this deficit?

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    Happy trails to two giants of our craft

    A goodbye from Gannett colleagues to George Stanley and Peter Bhatia.

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    • Reporting tools for early-career journalists, Part I

    Google Basics: Advanced search, micro-search sites, Trends, MapChecking, fact-checking, etc.

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    • Your power as an informal leader

    You don’t need to have rank and seniority to exert leadership. What you prioritize, what you value, how you listen, how you communicate, whose voices and views you feature, who you lift up, small gestures of mentorship, open-mindedness to advice and counsel — these all are informal acts of leadership.

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    • New editor orientation, Part I: Our priorities as leaders

    It’s a big job. It’s a fun job. It’s tough job. It’s also different than it’s ever been.

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    Develop an audience plan for a big winner in the making

    Audience plans are an outline of social, alert, boost and publish plans for a story we expect to be a big win.

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    • Unlock the value in evergreen stories

    Re-sharing allows us to grow subscribers through bringing forward interesting stories that retain enduring value.

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    • Packaging, proofing and design center workflows for the CCJ

    Making it all come together is a complex orchestra.

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    • How to move searchers through the subscriber funnel

    Using your unique content to turn visitors into subscribers.

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    • Advanced backgrounding of people and companies

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    • From Investigative Reporters and Editors, here’s how to build a deep well of background to inform your reporting and writing.

    More training on Investigative:

    Google Earth Studio

    Learn how to use Google Earth Studio, Google Earth Pro, Google Earth Timelapse and Earth Measure Tool with training by author and data journalism expert Mike Reilley.

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    • To the Point 101 — Why we’re doing it and what successful TTP looks like

    We know our younger digital readers are seeking scannable, easy-to-digest content. Here’s what it is (and isn’t), how our efforts so far are helping us reach readers with premium and metered content and some successful examples on how newsrooms are putting it to use and making it a priority.

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    • Google tools for journalists

    Google Fact-Check Explorer, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Trends, Google search shortcuts/advanced search), MapChecking for crowd size estimates, PhantomBuster, VisualPing for tracking website updates and other cool tools and hacks.

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    • Microsoft Excel 05 – What if

    The more data you have, the more questions you will have about it, and the more answers it can provide. Excel has a variety of conditional formulas that let you evaluate subsets of your data to find the stories to tell: If…Then formulas; Conditional Functions; XLOOKUP; Array Functions.

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    • How to fight racism and not get fired from your mainstream media job

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    • The Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists hosted a webinar titled “How to fight racism and not get fired from your mainstream media job.” It was a robust panel discussion and side chat, tackling key questions around protests, donations, newsroom power structures, and mental health. USA TODAY’s Cristina Silva helped organize the panel.

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    Be the Beat: How to do CPR*

    Tips and videos of CPR dos and don’ts from the American Heart Association with rich data and insights on women’s heart health – not a certification class.

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    • Happy trails to two giants of our craft

    A goodbye from Gannett colleagues to George Stanley and Peter Bhatia.

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    • 10 ways to achieve equity in your storytelling

    A diverse team of journalists in DEI jobs and teams across the company compiled their insights to help.

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    • Antisemitism briefing by the American Jewish Committee

    We will discuss the history of antisemitism, where it comes from and its evolving nature. We will discuss how to recognize subtle and blatant forms of antisemitism so that reporters will be able to recognize it when they see it.

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    • Managing stress for yourself and your team

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    • This conversation will enhance frontline editors’ abilities to oversee daily reporting on violence, trauma, and tragedy. It will provide basic training on managing trauma exposure on staff as well as an opportunity to talk through particular concerns with individual staff and organization-wide issues. We also will discuss who we feature in what ways (pictures, quotes, roles in the stories) to deliver coverage that accurately and honestly reflects the experiences of everyone in our communities.

    More training on Career Building:

    Be the Beat: How to do CPR*

    Tips and videos of CPR dos and don’ts from the American Heart Association with rich data and insights on women’s heart health – not a certification class.

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    • Happy trails to two giants of our craft

    A goodbye from Gannett colleagues to George Stanley and Peter Bhatia.

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    • Coping with the stress and trauma of journalism, using our EAP benefit

    The EAP provides qualified counseling experts for you and your family members. It is free and confidential. This 60-minute session from EAP facilitator Gwen Kinsey will reintroduce this benefit and answer questions about how to use it. Gwen will also focus on the effects of stress, trauma and burnout for journalists.

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    • Coping with stress, trauma and burnout

    We focus on the effects of stress, trauma and burnout on individuals and teams, and offer guidance and recommendations for how to cope most effectively. This provides a grounding in trauma science and basic awareness of the impact of trauma exposure and related stresses along with evidence-based strategies and practices in wellness and collegial support.

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    • Tips for grant-writing and partnerships

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    • Wondering what you can do to receive newsroom grants or work with ProPublica and other nonprofits on projects? We have tips from people who’ve been successful and those who’ve worked on the receiving end of the process. Steve Dorsey, Vice President of Performance and Partnerships for GateHouse Media, leads a discussion that includes Florida Times-Union Executive Editor Mary Kelli Palka, South Bend Tribune Executive Editor Alan Achkar and Charlie Ornstein, Deputy Managing Editor, ProPublica.

    More training on Audience Engagement:

    Google Earth Studio

    Learn how to use Google Earth Studio, Google Earth Pro, Google Earth Timelapse and Earth Measure Tool with training by author and data journalism expert Mike Reilley.

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    • Curate newsletters that win with readers

    Newsletters are a powerful tool to move readers down the subscriber funnel. Here’s how to master them.

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    • Develop an audience plan for a big winner in the making

    Audience plans are an outline of social, alert, boost and publish plans for a story we expect to be a big win.

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    • Unlock the value in evergreen stories

    Re-sharing allows us to grow subscribers through bringing forward interesting stories that retain enduring value.

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    • Leadership academy: Simple acts of communication and kindness

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    • Michael Anastasi shares simple techniques you can use to get the best out of your teams and colleagues.

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    Understanding the financial side of our business

    Learn how to make the budget work for you, rather than the other way around.

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    • Your power as an informal leader

    You don’t need to have rank and seniority to exert leadership. What you prioritize, what you value, how you listen, how you communicate, whose voices and views you feature, who you lift up, small gestures of mentorship, open-mindedness to advice and counsel — these all are informal acts of leadership.

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    • Management is a marathon

    Practical advice for new managers (and potential new managers) on overcoming obstacles, working effectively in a hybrid newsroom, pacing yourself and, always, moving forward, even when you hit that wall at Mile 20.

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    • Listening effectively: Lessons from an extreme extrovert

    Hear from Louisville editor Mary Irby-Jones on how she learned to stop talking so she could hear other people.

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    More training on Audience Engagement:

    Curate newsletters that win with readers

    Newsletters are a powerful tool to move readers down the subscriber funnel. Here’s how to master them.

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    • Develop an audience plan for a big winner in the making

    Audience plans are an outline of social, alert, boost and publish plans for a story we expect to be a big win.

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    • Unlock the value in evergreen stories

    Re-sharing allows us to grow subscribers through bringing forward interesting stories that retain enduring value.

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    • The art of “goosing” to extend the value of our best content

    We can improve premium stories that underperformed to help “goose” the story to get it out of the underperforming category and to assess what we could have done better.

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