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An NBC Correspondent’s Path to Twitter

An NBC Correspondent’s Path to Twitter

These days, NBC’s Luke Russert manages to tweet on occasion, but he wasn’t always on the micro-blogging site. In fact, he was a bit of a late adopter. Eventually when he did join, he sent me a DM crediting me and anchor David Shuster with getting him to sign up. This post describes how it happened.

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Interviews: Video is King

Each time I watch one of Jun Loayza’s interviews I think about how this probably wouldn’t work as well in text. The same is basically true for almost any blogger who wants to feature an interview in a blog post. Video works better than print. Here are some reasons why.

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Actor: Reality TV Star:: Journalist: Blogger?

Actor: Reality TV Star:: Journalist: Blogger?

Is journalism becoming a professional pipe dream like being a movie star? In the last few weeks, I observed two things that made me think that the “aspiring reporter” is starting to be thought of like the “aspiring actor.”

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Your Attitude Towards Blogs is a Reflection of What You Think of People

A friend sent me this New York Times article, which summarizes a heated confrontation that took place on the HBO sports media show Costas Now. I’m not usually interested in professional sports-related topics, but this discussion got my attention.

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