Steve Buttry’s website is great for anyone looking for resources and advice on student journalism. He recently wrote an article titled, “Questions to help student media (and pros) brainstorm transformation.” It is basically a summary of a speech he gave with a list of questions student journalists should be asking themselves as they seek to be innovative in campus journalism. Definitely worth a read.
This website is a great primer for the kinds of layouts newspapers use for certain types of content. Find the site here.
Another resource for magazines, here’s a website that suggests a number of different layouts for centre spreads.
The Society of News Design selected the world’s best-designed newspapers, and you can take a look at their layouts on the site here.
Here’s a good website that runs through columned layouts for magazines; what they are, what they’re used for, and what they accomplish. You can find the site here.
This is a great resource for data journalism and comes highly recommended from your very own Amy O’Kruk. It’s an online book and completely free. You can find it here.
We hear a lot about digital transformation of media outlets these days. Every news organization which didn’t start off as an online-native, such as Vox or Buzzfeed, is drafting their own plans to effectively compete in the digital realm. While all of them have different approaches in certain areas, there are some underlying directions which most media organizations are moving towards in their practices.
This article highlights some of the common factors in these digital transformations.
Alan Rusbridge, former editor-in-chief of the Guardian, writes about challenges facing journalistic independence as the platforms evolve and move towards a more digital frontier.
“Conventional thinking will not be enough to help news organisations survive — still less thrive in — the revolution gripping the news business. Deep pockets and structures protecting journalistic independence will be essential.”
You can find Rusbridge’s column here.
Writing good headlines, for both print and online, can be tough. Sometimes they just come to you and other times you’re left thinking for a while. This list of tips is a good checklist for writing headlines and making sure they’re accurate and engaging.
You can find the Poynter article here.
