I'm looking to aggregate trending news/topics and I would like some suggestions on which platforms and software I should use to stay on top of trending topics. Would be better if its free but paid is fine too.

I need a list! I've searched Ground News and on Google, but I can't find any kind of list of which sources Ground News considers "center." This is important for me to determine how accurate their bias assignments are.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/24/journalism-objectivity-trump-misinformation-marty-baron/

Hi all. I recently met with a journalist to tell them about my research for an article they're writing. They sent me a draft to lookover and let them know if there are any inaccuracies or quotes that need tweaking.

I'm surely not the most well-spoken person, so they included one of my frequent filler words, "like", in a few of my quotes. I'm not sure if this is something they'll already change before publishing, but is it rude to ask the writer to get rid of or tweak these quotes? I don't want to overstep, but also want to sound a little better in the article.

Hello, I'm writing an article for university about A.I and journalism, and was looking for some stats to add to it. It's only a few questions so won't take long. If you have any other comments, please drop them below. Thanks. The Survey

I just finished reading David Simon’s Homicide, in which he shadows the Baltimore PD homicide unit for exactly one year.

In the epilogue he discusses how he conducted his research as he would any piece of journalism when working for the Baltimore Sun, but admitted that by the end of the assignment he had essentially gone native on a number of occasions, and likely would have continued to do so if he continued his research.

He talks about drunken heart-to-hearts with the detectives he was shadowing and how he’d occasionally get swept up in the office banter. In one instance, he even talks about how he helped subdue a suspect and conduct a pat down when one of the detectives was stuck by his seatbelt. Obviously this is maybe more of a moment of humanity than anything, but still raises interesting questions.

The objective tone of the book is one of its greatest virtues, and so it’s treatment by Simon as a work of journalism definitely worked in its favour. But I can only imagine the sequel we might have gotten if Simon had stayed on for another year and embraced going fully native.

What are your thoughts in general about how strictly the ethics around going native should be upheld?

Oh, and 100% recommend the book! One of my most satisfying reads in years.

I’m an early career journalist in New York who finally landed a job seven months after a layoff. I was laid off from a small newspaper chain with an online presence unceremoniously because of fiscal reasons. I’ve never been laid off before so it really came as a shock and my boss later called me asking for me to do work on the side for him but I declined out of principle because he was not the best boss. He’d tell us to work overtime through the night ‘like college’ even though he wouldn’t raise our wages.

Either way, after sending out over a hundred job applications to places locally and in NYC I finally was accepted by a local broadcast agency. I was so excited to be back in the industry after so much uncertainty and contemplating if I should change careers/my passion. The job is assignment desk editor. I wait for calls and scrub the web for news and overall dig around for stories all day. I’m a few days in and I’m just very bored. I miss writing and putting all the work together. I love being a snoop and finding an exclusive story but mostly my higher up colleagues answer the calls and make things happen.

Before the job I was laid off from, I worked over a year at another local newspaper chain with online elements. It was a few months out of college and a great start into the industry. I worked my way up the ladder and tapped into the community through boots on the ground reporting. I loved it but it got so challenging management wise I quit for my mental health.

Now I’m kind of at a loss what I should do. I wish I could stay where I am but write instead but they just hired another writer alongside my hiring. I’m so grateful for the job, but it’s also freelance. I’m working three days a week usually, but it can vary to no hours at all. However, this could be my foot in the door to other opportunities. But also, how long would I have to be in a position where I stare at the clock sometimes.

Do I hang around or maybe keep applying? The market is so terrible prospects wise. Any wisdom or similar situations?

hi everyone, i’m a journalist working for a local paper in ny state. this is my first job out of grad school, besides an unpaid internship at a paper i loved but unfortunately wasn’t hiring, and i’ve been at my current paper for about 8 months. we’ve undergone a lot of changes, mainly being sold and staff getting laid off because of it, and my beat switched as well. i’m the only reporter covering my beat, which is essentially and entire county. lately i’ve been feeling more and more like i need to get out. my job in its current state is just unsustainable, i’m getting more and more burnt out and i barely get a reprieve, since a lot of the time i end up doing things during the weekend as well.

here’s my dilemma: i do actually really love my job, i like what i do and what i cover, i just wish i had more help/support. it doesn’t seem like that support is going to be coming anytime soon though, as far as i know there has been no effort to hire new reporters, so it’s going to be just me for the foreseeable future. this is all i’ve wanted to do since like my sophomore year of college, and i’m having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that i might have to jump ship and switch to communication/pr before this job makes me go nuts. i guess my real question is how do i make this easier on myself? i know realistically i can’t continue like this, and that the best thing for me is to find another job outside of journalism but i just don’t feel ready for that yet even if it might be the best thing for me. sorry for any mistakes (i’m on mobile), or if this sounds like a rant, i just really wanted the perspective of people who know the industry. thank you for any help :)

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Health / Medical Beat?

Howdy, I’m a 49 yo female resident of New York City who was diagnosed with very severe ADHD four years ago - the diagnosis was missed due to lots of very fucked up reasons but my life before was complete and total chaos.

Now I’m medicated and my life is 100% different. I feel like that’s a story, right?

Here’s another one: pharmacists regularly abuse people for trying to fill their adhd prescriptions by outright refusing to fill them.

It’s pretty much common knowledge. Pharmacists abuse patients who require certain medications ALL.THE.TIME. Ozempic, adderall, benzos…..

I’m currently trying to get this to change because it can mean a person on the edge is now totally broken.

My question for you is this: has anyone written stories about pharmacists refusing to fill legal prescriptions?

Hey everyone!

My friend and I are planning to build a LLM based web app for journalists to increase their productivity in the article writing process.

We wanted to get your thoughts on this app which would take your research on a piece (interview recordings, research notes, etc.) and create a first draft of your article. The main difference of this app from a generic ChatGPT generated response would be that you can upload your past writings and the tool would generate the draft of your current piece that is customized to your writing style on those past articles.

If you are interested in using this product or have any feedback, feel free to contact us through app’s landing page: https://yourdraft.typedream.app/

We are open to any feedback/feature request/comment.

Thanks!

Hello! My company uses CrowdTangle to pinpoint every location on the internet where our article has showed up. CT is no longer going to work with Meta as of August 14th, so we need to find an alternative. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Hi, everyone!

I'm currently looking for my first full-time position. Prioritizing something in politics, as I have been a statehouse reporter for almost my entire time in college. I'm debating between two outlets, but the Business Journal, frankly, pays the best and I would likely be in a statehouse position. Specifically, this would be the one in Denver.

However, I've heard mixed reviews about its reputation. Some say it's well-respected and that they do good work, while others say it's not hard-hitting and is more PR. Not sure what to think.

Any input helps!

Hi guys, I have a research project due for my journalism course in which I need to bsckground research into magazines within magazines. So like the spectator for example. That published an additional magazine within its main magazine every 3 months. So far I can’t find any research online into this at all. I need books or online sources that talk about magazines within magazines and why they are made.

Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏

I have BA in Film Studies and wanted to be a Film Critic, is there anyway to pivot to journalism without going back to school

Recently, I've taken the decision, a terrible one judging by the mood of various forums, of attempting to become a journalist post-university. I'd like to know if, according to you, I'm taking a generally recommended course of action in attempting the following tasks:

• Writing for my university paper (UK-based), focusing on local democracy and local sports, with the occasional, usually satirical, opinion piece.

• Crafting essays based upon subjects of interest to the general reader, and those which interest myself: international affairs (China-EU/UK relations, conflict in the Middle-East), local issues (local elections, local sports), and culture (culture war fallacies, the arts, etc). Perhaps these issues are really less important to the general reader and more a reflection of what I deem important?

• Studying languages (French, Mandarin)

• Studying style guides from various papers.

• Purchasing a distance learning NCTJ course.

• Reading as much news as I possibly can, balancing my other commitments.

These all seem like quite commonsensical choices to me. One choice which I am finding more difficult is postgraduate study. Would any certain field of study support my chances of being successful in the media sector? I'm currently studying Philosophy and English Literature, and though I feel that these are providing me with a multitude of important soft skills, I can't help but feel that moving toward a field such as International Affairs/Relations would support my chances - especially since it's a subject I'd take great interest reporting. For example, the London School of Economics offers a double MSc in International Affairs, offering a year at Peking University studying Chinese language, politics, and diplomacy, then a year at LSE focusing on international relations and history. Would this be of any use, ignoring my own personal desire to study the subject, in regard to my employability?

Additionally, have I missed anything? Are there other more fruitful steps I could take? I really do have a feeling, perhaps a result of naivety, that this is the career path I want to pursue, and any help in reflecting on the nature of what I have to do to achieve this would be incredibly helpful.

Many thanks if you've read this far.

I’m curious as to whether there are many gigs in weather reporting/writing?

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"unfortunatly for you i've already depicted you as the soy wojak and me as the chad"

I have a copy editor who corrects many mistakes and makes my pieces a lot easier to read, but I want to get feedback anyway. My most frequent mistake is writing in a way that's too 'granular'. How do I stop this?

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