The day-to-day life of a journalist is is anything but glamourous. They spend their days in asbestos-filled public buildings, courtrooms, and newsrooms. If they're not sitting through a public meeting, they're at crime scenes, school, or car accidents. … [Read more...]
Last week, PR News Online published a blog post titled, "Six Indicators That a Journalist Just Doesn't Like You." Indications that a journalist doesn't like a PR person include returning a call after hours to ask to be taken of a media list, … [Read more...]
Inspiration can strike a journalist at any time - in the car, in the middle or the night, or even in the shower. They say necessity is the mother of invention and now there's an invention for when you come up with that perfect lede while you're shampooing … [Read more...]
God, knows we're not error free over here at Stuff Journalists Like (do you really have to be so mean in your comments?) but if you have "Secretary of Education" in your title, you should probably edit, or have someone else edit, the message you posted … [Read more...]
Journalists are always in the public eye. They rub shoulders with elected officials, heroes, and important business leaders, and their words are considered the voice of the community (for better or worse). Needless to say, when a journalist screws up, … [Read more...]
No journalist likes having to run a correction. Corrections are black marks on journalists' careers. Every journalist has been there - that initial moment when you realize that what is in print is incorrect. That figure is wrong, that fact is incorrect, … [Read more...]
Just a Friday chuckle. … [Read more...]
Are you guilty of desk dining? Then you need a set of these. You can order these pen caps that serve as eating utensils at Amazon for about $10. Since journalists always carry a set of pens, with these nifty pen caps, they'll always have a set of … [Read more...]
Credibility on '80s cartoons? Lost. … [Read more...]
Let’s be honest, journalists are not the fittest bunch of people. Aside from the cute blonde behind an anchor desk, it’s better for everyone that journalists are heard (or read) and not seen. One look at your co-workers is all the proof you need. … [Read more...]