Tag Archives: policies
Assessing a crazy converged newsroom
Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by Michelle Balmeo.
Tweet This year we took two separate publications, a print newspaper staff and an online staff, and merged them into one staff that produces a monthly newsmagazine and a daily website. It’s become one big, crazy newsroom with lots of bodies moving in different directions working on wildly different assignments all at the same time. [...]
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Do your students comprehend the longevity of social media?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by Michelle Harmon.
Tweet In a recent New York Times article, the ubiquity of company’s searches of job applicants’ on-line images is made crystal clear. I wonder if my students really understand the consequences, especially in their twenty-something futures, of sexting and looking cool on facebook. It’s no longer a matter of a prospective employer doing a casual [...]
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Sample Combined Editorial Policy for High School Student Media
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet This is the sample combined editorial policy referenced in this previous post. This is a sample of an combined media editorial policy to be used as a starting point for scholastic journalism staffs. The policy combines newspaper, yearbook, web and broadcast mediums into one policy. The combined media policy was created by Aaron Manfull, [...]
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Why we edit in Google Docs and not the back end of our site
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Michelle Balmeo.
Tweet This may be one of those polarizing issues, but I’m going to throw it out there. I don’t think that your site’s stories should be edited in the back end of your content management system (WordPress or otherwise). Well, technically, it’s not the CMS that I have a problem with. It’s a process of [...]
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Have a plan in place for covering tragedy
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Michelle Balmeo.
Tweet On the evening of Jan. 21, I sent my entire staff the full text of Paul Kandell’s article “Preparing for the Unimaginable,” which was published in the Spring 2010 issue of Adviser Update. I had read it before, but I happened to stumble upon it again and, for whatever reason, felt the need to [...]
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Comment policy evolution: Why you can’t just set it and forget it
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Michelle Balmeo.
Tweet Like your publication, your comment policy must evolve. Three years ago, when our staff first went online, we didn’t have a comment policy. Instead, we simply copied the letter policy from the print newspaper. It read: We strive to report accurately and will correct any significant error. If you believe such an error has [...]
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Legal and Ethical Questions to Consider When Creating an Online Presence
Posted on 14. May, 2010 by John Bowen.
Tweet Weighing benefits and negatives of legal and ethical considerations before creating an online presence is an important part of expanding student media’s outreach. Sarah Nichols made strong points with her recent Checklist for Digital Media for advisers to use to get ready for next year. I’d like to briefly piggyback on that with some [...]
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Moving to the Internet – 10 Stops along the way to ensure success
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Moving online seems like the thing to do these days. The professional media has seen the need and high school media staffs each week proclaim their new digital presence to their readers. I think it would be safe to say it’s a place everyone wants to be – it’s just a little scary because [...]
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‘Comments are Closed.’ Whether to allow online commentary not always easy choice.
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jim Streisel.
Tweet Like many journalistic Web sites, the HiLite Online allows readers to comment on stories. The process of how we post those comments and what legal ramifications, if any, staffs assume that post those comments have been discussed in other articles both on this site and via the Student Press Law Center. This article, on [...]
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