Jaclyn Schiff

News About Nonprofit News & New Project Announced

I work for Kaiser Health News, a new nonprofit news organization that focuses on health policy. Working at KHN has really piqued my interest about the nonprofit news model and I’ve been thinking a lot about its strengths and weaknesses.

Shortly after KHN launched, I searched to see what people were writing about us, and I came across The Nonprofit Road.

Do You Follow Breaking Tweets?

I love the idea of BreakingTweets.com. This is exactly what journalists should be doing with Twitter. Don’t let the name fool you though, Breaking Tweets is not intended to “break the news.” But the site actually did scoop the BBC and CNN last week. Please read further to learn more about this fascinating project.

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.

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.