The Web journalism niche has seen a lot of pushback from traditional publications trying, understandably so, to protect their line of work. But the industry has changed, for better or worse, with the speed and ease of online publishing, so smart institutions are leveraging that understanding.
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is one such institution. Having long taken it upon itself to help journalists hither and yon find the training they need, its latest effort, JournalismTraining.org, is a treasure trove for journalists -- online and off -- seeking information about professional development opportunities.
A news publication gets a lot of press releases over the course of the day. In an ideal world, this document delivers valuable and maybe even actionable news and, if things are really well done, gets journalists excited about sharing it with the world.
Most of the time, though, PRs are breathy, fluffy and (yawn) ...a little boring.
Who would have thought that the emergence of the Web would have initiated a text revolution? Never before have so many people read and written so much.
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