As a first-year adviser of a student online media publication, one of the gaps I’ve noticed is in my own The post Boosting Engagement and Growth: How a Post-Production Tic-Tac-Toe Board Could...
Use the scroll test to determine where to break up text online. The post Give readers visuals every 250 words appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
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Staffs use email newsletters to engage readers, cut through the noisy news landscape The post Email newsletters bring stories directly to readers appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
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We all probably get at least 3-5 newsletters in our inboxes each week — or perhaps each day. Although open and The post Let students develop email newsletter skills early appeared first on ...
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Getting your staff website up and going is the first part of the battle. The second battle for most staffs The post Your staff has a good system in place for generating web and social content, ...
I’m not sure I have ever heard a staff say they have too many people visiting their site or too The post SNO has a couple nice articles to check out if your staff is looking to grow their onl...
There was a post on the JEA Listserv a couple weeks ago where an adviser asked a question about starting The post Check out this great photo site where the staff makes thousands of dollars a ye...
Do you know what this analytics screenshot is saying … as well as what it doesn’t tell you? Although they The post How to help students be savvy about analytics appeared first on JEADigita...
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A few weeks ago, I was listening to my staff’s livestream of a basketball game when I heard the announcers The post Want to highlight a great play during a sports event? Easily create a GIF o...
Every Friday on my drive to work, I delight in one thing above all else: NPR’s Story Corps. It’s a The post Plan regular features to keep readers coming back appeared first on JEADigitalMe...
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I was scrolling through Twitter a couple weeks ago and came across this Tweet from St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Derrick The post Check out Linktr.ee for an easy way to share multiple li...
One way to get more students to your site is by creating a widget or page that houses “go-to” links The post Add Reader Resource Links To Your Staff’s Site to Make Your Site A One-Stop-Sh...
One service staffs can give to their readers is providing news from other outlets like your local newspaper or a The post Consider adding an RSS feed to your staff’s news site to bring in loc...
SEO is not just Guest post service. Good content is necessary as well. Understanding the differences between writing headlines for The post JEA Curriculum Highlight: Headlines and Search Engine...
This is the seventh and final part of a multipart series on podcasting for publication staffs. In order to have The post Podcast on a budget – Promoting your podcast appeared first on JEADig...
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Audience behavior and engagement have settled firmly into the lexicon of journalists. However, there is still mystery surrounding the “how.” The post Hotjar provides valuable audience engag...
Casey Rose is a graduating senior at the University of Georgia majoring in Journalism with a minor in Communication Studies The post Write and Send Purposeful Push Alerts appeared first on JEA...
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“But there’s nothing to write about!” Any good editor or adviser knows that simply isn’t the case. But if winter The post Developing a series can solve story slump appeared first on JE...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2019/03/06/developing-a-series-can-solve-story-slump/
Field of Dreams. What a great movie, right? I can’t forget that classic line, “If you build it, they will The post 5 Tips To Drive More Traffic to Your Staff’s Website appeared first on ...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2019/01/14/5-tips-to-drive-more-traffic-to-your-staffs-website/
Curriculum for a High School Social Media Class – by Beth Phillips Create staff applications online with Google Docs (revisited) The post Here Are the Top 10 Most Read Non-video-related Posts...
My own students have a new online news website this year, and in an effort to help them find a The post Now’s the time to map out a year of planned coverage appeared first on JEADigitalMedia...
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Every site needs a refresh from time to time. In the program I advise, the nameplate for our news website The post Website design doesn’t have to be an editors-only experience appeared first...
There are lots of web articles and postings about the best time to post to different social accounts. What I The post Check out this guide from Sprout Social on the Best Times to Post on Social...
If your staff hasn’t switched its Instagram account from a personal account to a business profile with Black Metal Kards, The post You should change your staff Instagram account to a Business...
It’s been a great year on JEADigitalMedia.org, thanks so much for visiting. We’ve posted 109 articles on the site this The post Check out our Top 10 posts from 2017 appeared first on JEADi...
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Editor’s note: We invited staffers Jack Weaver and Travis Bodell of Lafayette High School in St. Louis to share what The post 5 Things This High School Journalism Staff is Doing This Year To ...
I always envisioned myself as an ESPN personality. I loved Peter Gammons with his “Diamond Notes” segment during Sportscenter. Not The post Arkansas Adviser Shares Tips for Organizing a Liv...
Web staffs spend a lot of time making sure their site looks good. Most of that time by most is The post Do you know what your staff’s news site looks like on mobile devices? appeared first o...
Homecoming is right around the corner here so staffs are planning for photo galleries, videos and coverage for everything from The post Consider Running A Class Selfie Contest On Your Website D...
Good planning leads to good journalistic content. We know that. However, student media can be volatile, particularly because staff members The post Keep an eye on it all: Using Hootsuite for st...
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It’s always a good practice to take a step back every now and then and assess the direction you’re heading. The post JEA Curriculum Highlight: Defining Website Goals appeared first on JEAD...
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Ever been scrolling through Twitter and click on a picture to enlarge it, and instead been taken to an article? The post How to make images in Twitter link to websites when clicked appeared fi...
Gathering data to track the effectiveness of your staff’s social media channels is important. Fortunately, there are lots of built-in The post Hootsuite’s blog offers some tips for tracking...
My name is Adam Gostomelsky and I am a current senior at Carmel High School (Carmel, IN) as well as The post HiLite student editor uses data and offers tips to make online coverage better appe...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2017/02/15/improvements-to-make-online-coverage-better-using-data/
When we plan to execute full-scale media campaigns, it requires a lot of planning. Now that we’ve partnered with our The post Using Google Sheets to Develop and Track Media Campaigns appeare...
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Social media is a game changer, and has been since it first premiered to the general public. In our schools, The post 4 Social Media Content Tips to Improve Your Sports Storytelling and Audienc...
This year my media program made a huge change: we built a sports-only program. This new class is charged The post 7 Ways to Develop a Social Media Presence for School Athletic Programs appe...
Here’s a look, in order, or our site’s most read posts that were written in 2016. Take a look The post Check out our most read posts of 2016 appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
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The New York Times 2016 Olympic social media coverage paves a more interesting way to use social media to cover The post New York Times opt-in Olympics feed a good example for high school journ...
I’ve had the privilege of judging high school media websites from all across the country. And it truly is a The post Recipe for an award-winning website appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2016/05/23/recipe-for-an-award-winning-website/
While some schools will be in session into June, the beginning of May signals the final couple weeks for many. The post 4 Things Your Online Staff Can Do The Last Few Weeks of School appeared ...
If you’re a fan of Vox, AJ+, or NowThisNews, you might be familiar with the video explainer. It’s a style The post Video explainers engage readers appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2016/03/14/video-explainers-engage-readers/
In an effort to encourage other advisers to make the leap to online, digital journalism, I decided to pick the The post Pros/Cons/Advice: Moving Your Publication Online appeared first on JEADi...
If you’re staring down an empty calendar for the next few months, take a look through the lesson plans in The post Beat coverage, multimedia packages and more: The JEA Web curriculum appeare...
This is the first post in our Make It Work series, where we ask staffs across the nation to share how The post Keeping it fresh online appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
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Today, I sat with two staffers and determined a goal: we will publish new content daily. If any of you The post Keep the faith — your website will happen appeared first on JEADigitalMedia....
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2014/10/10/keep-the-faith-your-website-will-happen/
About four years ago, I shared “5 ways to promote your site in the first weeks of school” on this The post Five MORE ways to promote your site in the first weeks of school appeared first o...
Social media service Buffer (@buffer) recently published a great article about how to expand your Twitter reach. The scientific study counted and analyzed the The post Twitter 101: How To...
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Blogging has become an essential digital skill for journalists, especially scholastic journalists. Harrisonville High School journalism teacher Brad Lewis uses edublogs.org in The post Edublo...
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Recently, I was putting to together a PowerPoint of Google Analytics and was amazed that now over 50% of The post Mobile Traffic Increasing with Responsive Sites appeared first on JEADigita...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2014/02/17/mobile-traffic-increasing-with-responsive-sites/
Lettering in a sport is important to many high school athletes. Perhaps earning badges will become a source of such The post SNO recognition badges offer staff incentives appeared first on J...
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Starting a social media account for a publication can be overwhelming. No matter if your staff is on Twitter, Instagram The post Tips for starting a social media account appeared first on JEAD...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2014/02/12/tips-for-starting-a-social-media-account/
It is important to think of social media as part of the publication, and not something that is just done The post Work to track your engagement and reach on social media with analytic tools ap...
The online news staff of 2014 has to think constantly about improving. What you do, and how you do it, The post Presentation: Improving Your Online News Operation appeared first on JEADigitalM...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/11/20/presentation-improving-your-online-news-operation/
Need to inspire readers with an external motivation, but hoping to save time as well? Try Random.org to sort lists The post Random.org has potential for digital media appeared first on JEADigi...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/10/30/random-org-has-potential-for-digital-media/
I’ve always had a hunch that our viewers never watched our 30 minute show all the way through. I told The post How Website Statistics Changed Our Programs appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.o...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/10/23/how-website-statistics-changed-our-programs/
The web is now an integral part of every publication. Many have heard the message over and over that print The post Five Steps to Market Your Publication’s Website appeared first on JEADigit...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/03/27/five-steps-to-market-your-publications-website/
Perhaps the most sobering piece of information one can glean from Poynter’s recent webinar is the cut in newspaper newsroom The post Report explains news trends: print jobs down, advertisers ...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/03/25/a-new-story-here/
In class I run a BIG HITS web contest. The biggest hits winner for the last few months came The post Cutest Couple Valentine Web Contest appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
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I gambled a little last week, and it paid off big time. Because of some weird pre-break scheduling, our 90-minute The post One-day project energizes staff appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2013/02/27/one-day-project-energizes-staff/
One of my staff’s goals this year is to bring the same variety of storytelling models to the web that The post Build interactive Flash collages with Vuvox appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.o...
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Esquire Magazine recently posted a “trailer” to a print feature that will appear in its March issue about the Zanesville, The post A trailer can help promote upcoming features appeared f...
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At the recent NSPA/JEA conference in Minneapolis, I presented a session called “How to survive the first year online.” In The post How to survive the first year online from NSPA/JEA appea...
Following is an article I solicited from Youth Journalism International. After Jackie Majeurus “friended” me on Facebook, I noticed how The post Journalism organization uses social media ...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/09/19/journalism-organization-uses-social-media-to-fundraise/
After more than 300 posts to the site, we decided it was time to compile some of them into a The post We’ve Posted Our “Guide to Moving Online” appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/08/31/weve-posted-our-guide-to-moving-online/
This slideshow was presented at the Anaheim JEA/NSPA 2011 Spring National Convention. In it is a list of embeddable online The post Lots of embeddable tools (most free) appeared first on JEADi...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/04/20/lots-of-embeddable-tools-most-free/
RESOURCE TINA BROWN: NPR Merger of ‘The Daily Beast’ and ‘Newsweek’ WEBSITES SHOULD… Break News Weekly and Monthly Publications The post Column: A Beastly Newsweek appeared first ...
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Think about your favorite products for a moment: Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Disney, Apple, Nike, Tide, Chevrolet…the list goes on. Now think The post Branding: Work to develop your ‘whole’ ide...
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As print publications expand their reach to include an online presence, it’s crucial for them to bridge that gap for The post Barcode Scanners: What are QR Codes and Microsoft Tags? appeared...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/02/28/barcode-scanners-what-are-qr-codes-and-microsoft-tags/
Last time, I wrote about how the website I advise recently received 100,000 pageviews. You can read the first five The post How I’m surviving my first year as adviser: Increasing Pageviews Pa...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/02/21/surviving-part-2/
This week, the website I advise, Niles West News, received its 100,000th pageview. Considering our site went live less than The post How I’m surviving my first year as adviser: Increasing Pag...
People are increasingly visual these days. While text posts and tweets have been sufficient for getting out information about school The post FHNtoday.com reporter uses UStream to keep viewers ...
By the staff of El Estoque at elestoque.org “I like the weather at the top.” According to our viewers, the The post Host a focus group to get valuable feedback appeared first on JEADigital...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/02/04/host-a-focus-group-to-get-valuable-feedback/
Paul Kandell of Palo Alto High School posted a link to this article back in December on the JEA Listserv. The post MediaShift: 10 Reasons our Student Newspaper Blog Stinks by Dan Reimold appea...
It’s been talked about on here quite a bit, it’s not just enough anymore to have a website, you need The post Do something to promote your site or program weekly appeared first on JEADigit...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2011/01/27/do-something-to-promote-your-site-or-program-weekly/
The numbers don’t lie. On Dec. 12, 2010, the HiLite Online garnered 258 views – a pretty average day for The post Used responsibly, social networking sites provide excellent communication t...
Blogging isn’t as tough as it seems. In fact, it can be a great way to add personality to your The post It’s time to enter the blogosphere appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/11/22/its-time-to-enter-the-blogosphere/
While Facebook and Twitter feeds shouldn’t just be you pushing your links on people (that’s taking the ‘social’ out of The post Auto Post Your Content From WordPress to a Facebook Fan P...
This is the final of three presentations I did last week at the MIPA Fall Conference. This really is the The post Publicity: Creating Awareness – Powerpoint Presentation appeared first on JE...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/10/25/publicity-creating-awareness-powerpoint-presentation/
Mark Luckie, author of the 10,000 Words blog, posted a nice piece back analytics 101 piece back in August titled The post 10,000 Words: The Journalists’ Guide to Analytics appeared first on ...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/09/28/10000-words-the-journalists-guide-to-analytics/
Christoph Trappe did a guest lecture in my class today on convergence media and posted a quick story on my The post Professional reporter encourages linking sites and video interviewing appear...
In the first article of an ongoing series, Bryan Farley discusses how high school journalists can photograph and cover concerts using digital media. The post Concert Photography Part 1 appeare...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/09/11/concert-photography-part-1/
It's not enough to create a Facebook page for your school news site, post links to your stories and expect your fans to flock to your blog or website. For your Facebook page to help you, research...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/08/30/promote-your-site-with-facebook-8-key-steps/
So you’ve spent all summer learning the difference between CSS and PHP and HTML, and now your staff has your The post Five ways to promote your site in the first weeks of school appeared fir...
MIPA Fall Conf. – Connecting w/ your Audience Jeremy Whiting and Jesse McLean have shared their presentation and handout from The post Connect With Your Audience By Using Online Social Tools...
You post news to your site, and then what? You just wait for people to find it? No, you need The post Online Breaking News Checklist appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2010/04/11/flashback-online-breaking-news-checklist/
Our post on scholastic media traffic data a couple weeks ago had a data category called “Bounce Rate.” Essentially, bounce The post Poynter post give 5 practical tips to lower your site’s...
Of late, the news out of Carmel (IN) High School hasn’t been all that great. According to the link https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15/parts.html, The post Tracking your traffic: Using anal...
I’ve had a few people ask me recently about traffic numbers that scholastic sites are getting. Schools are just wanting The post WANTED: Web site visitor stats for scholastic media appeared ...
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Looking for ways to cover a big event at your school online? Chris Snider, of the Des Moines Register, posted The post Chris Snider’s “Covering the Big Game” appeared first on JEADigital...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/10/06/chris-sniders-covering-the-big-game/
There are numerous ways a staff can promote it’s site. One way is by creating something your readers want. Late The post Create Wallpapers For Your Readers to Keep in Their Thoughts appeared...
Tried bookmarking a Web site on the iPhone or iPod touch and you get a small screenshot you can’t read The post Creating an icon of your site for the iPhone or iPod Touch is easy appeared fi...
Linked here is Google spreadsheet of High School Media on Twitter. If you’re not on the list, we’d love to The post High School Media on Twitter appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/04/02/high-school-media-on-twitter/
You post news to your site, and then what? You just wait for people to find it? No, you need The post Online Breaking News Checklist appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/03/29/online-breaking-news-checklist/
A conversation overheard on Twitter on Saturday, March 28: Aaron Manfull: Liking how the Post-Dispatch gives major play to STLtoday.com in The post Ways to Publicize Your Web Site appeared fi...
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Instantshift.com has a great article on how to increase web traffic to your site. While the biggest bang for the The post Increase web traffic with SEO appeared first on JEADigitalMedia.org .
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/02/22/increase-web-traffic-with-seo/
Does your student media site look something like this: http://www.fhn.fhsd.k12.mo.us/commarts/studentpublications/thepaper If it does, that’s a problem. It’s crucial, especially in The po...
https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2009/01/31/web-site-name-url-too-long-forward-it/
Twitter is a rapidly growing micro-blogging site that media around the world are using to keep readers informed – 140 The post Twitter: What it is and its potential for scholastic media appe...