Category Archives: Generational issues

Do You Follow Breaking Tweets?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Jaclyn Schiff

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. Continue reading →

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Millennials in the Newsroom

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Jaclyn Schiff

While I think you can find recovering journalists in almost every generation (I’ve chatted with way too many people who seem to have concluded that being a journalist was more appealing on paper than in practice), there are some unique reasons why the news room can be a toxic place for millennials. At the same time, the digitalization of news is providing opportunities that mesh really well with the Gen Y mentality. Continue reading →

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