Journo tips: Newsgathering

Originally posted on Return of the hack:
Before I came to City, I always wondered how people found news. I’d always done Comment at University, and the thought of having to find original news, that hadn’t already been reported in national newspapers, terrified me a little. Over the year, I’ve gradually built up my newsgathering…

2022 towards its end

It seems like 2022 is only a few months away, but 11 months have already passed. In those months, the world faced some hot moments, with an upcoming Third World War lurking behind the door. Fortunately, most politicians were smart enough to keep away from red buttons and not jump in too quickly on the

Why social media presence matters in journalism

Originally posted on Jindy Garfias:
It is important for journalists to embrace social media as a facet of reporting. Audiences no longer wait for the 11 p.m. news on local networks. Instead, the public is consumed by the 24-hour news cycle. They expect breaking news to be published across social media platforms faster than it…