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Our Industry Needs to Invest in Childcare, Especially for Conferences
By Emily Goligoski and Marisa Mazria Katz
Posted onOn the difficulty of journalism professionals arranging night and weekend care for their children and how employers, allies, conference conveners and other parents can help.
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Fix Your Feedback Loop
By Bridget Thoreson
Posted onThe solution to the horse-race coverage trap that is all too easy for newsrooms to fall into is what Jay Rosen of NYU describes as the “citizens agenda” approach. This involves turning to the citizens themselves before starting down the campaign trail and making a commitment to cover the issues that matter the most to them.
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How SRCCON Changed the Way I Teach Journalism
By Lisa Waananen Jones
Posted onAttending SRCCON transformed my own perspective on teaching by demonstrating how popular education strategies benefit professional journalists—and you can also use these strategies in newsrooms and journalism.
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Why National Editors Should Connect with Local Reporters
By Dana Amihere
Posted onHow and why national news orgs should find local reporters to cover stories in their own communities.
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Turn Your Critical Lens Inward
By Lindsay Muscato and Rachel Schallom
Posted onOur Q&A; with SRCCON:POWER speaker Rachel Schallom on why industry coverage matters.
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Turn Your Critical Lens Inward, Pt. 2
By Ben Mullin and Lindsay Muscato
Posted onSRCCON:POWER speaker Ben Mullin on why media organizations must have more transparency.
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You Have the Power to Make Change Now
By Robert Hernandez and Lindsay Muscato
Posted onSRCCON:POWER speaker Robert Hernandez on how horizontal loyalty can change how you perceive what’s possible.
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More Tech Will Not Save Us from Disinformation
By Lindsay Muscato and Britt Paris
Posted onBritt Paris previews her talk on audiovisual fakes and tech’s hidden power structures.
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We Are Never Neutral
By Lindsay Muscato and Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Posted onSRCCON:POWER speaker Sara Wachter-Boettcher previews her upcoming talk.
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Our Low-Stress Guide to Working Without an Editor
By Casey Miller
Posted onIf you’re working without an editor, it’s important to build your own support system. Here’s a roundup of our best ideas and strategies, based on our SRCCON 2018 session.
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Great Conference Sessions, the SRCCON Way
By Brent Jones
Posted onHow can SRCCON session facilitators make the most of their time with participants, and help everyone get the most out of the conference? I talked with several people who have facilitated sessions about what went well, what surprised them, and what helped people get most engaged.
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Rebuilding Ad Tech: Open Source, Publisher First
By Amanda Hicks and Aram Zucker-Scharff
Posted onA recap of our SRCCON session on how ad tech could be so much better.
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SRCCON 2018 Recap
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onNotes and links to what happened at SRCCON 2018.
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Hello from SRCCON 2018
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onSRCCON 2018 is about to begin.
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Six Tips for Unionizing Your Workplace
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onUnionizing 101, a SRCCON session preview.
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Why a Kickoff Kit Makes Starting New Projects Easier
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onAligning your team early can make all the difference.
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Texting Your Audience is a Really Good Idea
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onA SRCCON 2018 session about interacting with your listeners and readers through SMS.
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Know Before You Go (to HR)
By Heather Bryant
Posted onKnowing what HR can and can’t help you with—and what your rights are—will help you navigate the process.
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How to Make Time
By Kaeti Hinck
Posted onPursuing a deeper understanding of our goals, motivations, and patterns can transform our work and our lives.
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Salary and Benefits Negotiation for News Nerds
By Soo Oh
Posted onHow to negotiate a salary and benefits in the age of anxiety.
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