Tools & Tactics

I woke up yesterday and followed the same routine I always do – 1) Check blackberry, 2) Check sports news. It’s a tried and trusted routine that sees me get ready just in time to watch World Sport on CNN before leaving the apartment and psyching myself up for the 30-minute bus ride to the office. I knew I had a long list of things to do, including writing this blog post, so I was glad to see not much new to worry about at work. However, the sports headlines…

With new websites and online tools popping up every day, it’s hard to keep track of all the resources out there for journalists. In our latest #ConnectChat, Mike Reilley (@journtoolbox), founder of the Society of Professional Journalists’ research site, The Journalist’s Toolbox, shared his expertise on how journalists can improve their reporting using online tools. Reilley teaches several classes at DePaul University, including courses on online journalism, news editing, multiplatform news editing, reporting for converged newsrooms, online sports reporting and an intro to journalism. He was one of the 11…