September 27, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I didn’t get to attend… The many jobs I hold and a low travel budget kept me from attending the Block by Block Community News Summit. It was a chance for many small community news start-ups to meet together, get to know each other and talk about the future of journalism. I may not have [...]
July 30, 2010
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m thrilled to be able to start sharing my thoughts and perspectives to people who are interested in journalism and education in PBS’s MediaShift blog. I’ve been able to get to know the blog’s manager, Mark Glaser, through social media and Reynolds Journalism Institute events. We’ve talked about me joining in on the mix for [...]
October 13, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I spend a lot of time talking. I spend a lot of time teaching. I spend even more time managing a newsroom these days. Since returning to the newsroom full time after my stint as a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow, I’ve learned it’s so hard to do things really well when I desperately want to [...]
May 14, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I just wrapped up a pretty great conversation with Poynter online where we talked about the future of journalism. what’s going on with it and ways we might be able to change the way students and professors learn. I’d love your input — leave comments in the chat or on this blog!! Who will lead [...]
May 13, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
After working on a number of projects in the past year and trying to grapple with the lessons I’ve learned… I’ve learned about the importance of teaching and developing a knowledge of growing and fostering communities. So I have this need to bring the lessons I’ve learned into the classroom and find ways to extend [...]
May 5, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I was asked to present my experience at the Reynolds Journalism Institute as a member of the first class of fellows. As a faculty fellow, I was able to spend a lot of time working, thinking and trying to institute my lessons learned with my students and my newsroom at KOMU. Five minutes. I wish [...]
April 25, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m about to speak to a group of people attending the regional SPJ conference about making a good impression online. Here’s the slides… I’d love your thoughts about how you present yourself – or how you look at possible employees when you are searching online. Putting Your Best Foot Forward
April 24, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I love to follow trends and as I dig deeper into the many ways to use social media in the news business, the more interesting it is to watch trends in this quickly changing world. The big talk I’m seeing right now is the difference between mindcasting and lifecasting. Mindcasting is when you broadcast what’s [...]
April 21, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I attended a session with Chip Mahaney (@ChipMahaney on Twitter) during the second day of sessions at the RTNDA conference. He focused a lot on Facebook and Twitter. It was great to hear what he had to say and really reminded me how important it is to focus on the social networking tools that people [...]
April 20, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m preparing for a big presentation with two of my former colleagues at the Radio-TV News Directors Association meeting in Las Vegas. Dr. Bill Silcock of Arizona State University and Kelly D. Hicks from KCTV5 in Kansas City will join in on the fun. We hope to introduce Twitter to people who may have heard [...]
