Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb 29

New York Times + API + FEC = helpful election coverage

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Barbara Fought

When I grow up I want to be a CAR journalist, one who knows  several methods of computer-assisted reporting and how to mine data for great stories. One of the newest uses that impresses me is what the New York … Read More →

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Feb 22

Find when to tweet to reach most of your followers

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Barbara Fought

I love this new service I just learned about from @journtoolbox, Tweriod. It will tell you when most of your followers are online so you know best when to tweet.  Seems this is great inside information for news organizations and … Read More →

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Feb 16

How to debunk photos

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Barbara Fought

The death of Whitney Houston reminded me of the times I’ve seen supposed photos of a dead celebrity or gotten an email saying “see this terrorist bloodied and battered.” And they turn about to be hoaxes. Here’s a couple ways … Read More →

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Feb 08

Help for sportscasters in searching twitter

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Barbara Fought

Following up on yesterday’s post here is more help for sportscasters tracking the buzz.  Find out what’s being talked about the local team, coach or players on Twitter. Twitter advanced search can be filtered now in many ways.  I just came across … Read More →

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Feb 07

Help for sportscasters searching news about college sports team, player or coach

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Barbara Fought

As college basketball season heats up, you may be looking for more stories about the area team. One way to keep your finger on the pulse of discussion out there is to search blogs. BLOGS: Technorati is a search engine for … Read More →

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