Author Archive for Kirsten Ballard – Page 12
Push Notification Etiquette
There is a new expectation of news. Consumers expect news to find them, wherever they are. And that news needs to beep, light up, or ... Read More
News-worthy Halloween Costumes
Did you wait until deadline to come up with a costume? Typical journalist. Luckily we have a list of news-worthy Halloween costumes that will be ... Read More
Journalists Use BillCam to Interact with Democracy
There are 132 democracies in the world. And none of them have easily searchable, usable legislative databases. For author and journalist Naomi Wolf, this was ... Read More
Framing a Great Story
A PTA mom that everyone loved, a power couple and ruin. The Framed mysteries series by Los Angeles Times journalist Christopher Goffard intrigued millions as ... Read More
5 Answers with Mary Novitsky, The Pilot
1. How long have you been copy editing and what got you into it originally? I graduated college in 1976 with what I thought was ... Read More
Facebook Live Awards
2016 is the year of the live stream. The New York Times alone has produced over 400 videos since Facebook Live launched in April. To ... Read More
New York Times Connects with its Readers in California
On the opposite side of the country, three time zones away, is the second largest population of New York Times readers. The Times wanted a ... Read More
Security Breach
In March, Swedish newspapers’ websites went black, victim of a cyberattack. Head of Swedish Media Publishers’ Association Jeanette Gustafsdotter called it a threat to democracy ... Read More
5 Answers with John Murray, News Media Alliance
1. What drew you to news media? It was 35 years ago and I was in search of a career when the phone rang. The ... Read More
Native Advertising on the Local Scale
In 2014, The New York Times ran a 1,500 word article about women inmates. The graphics, video and audio components blended together with strong reporting ... Read More
