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What Does "Drive" Mean?

Drive is a truly dynamic word that has several different meanings, depending upon how it is used. Happy Monday everyone.

Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Newsroom Shrinkage and the Columnist - The more the Fourth Estate shrinks and absentee bottom-liners squeeze the remnant the more dicey the role of columnists becomes. Most columns are canned. They arrive in newsrooms from syndicates where they?ve been vetted.
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)Judyth Piazza chats with NewsBlaze.com's Alan Gray - Newsblaze aims to bring out news that matters to people and to provide background
SOP newswireGood Reporters Translate, Interpret the News - Many news organizations assign journalists to cover specific areas, either geographic or topical, known as “beats.” This is a term originally used to describe a regular route for a sentry or policeman.
Nikki SavastoneProfile of Janice Kiaski of the Steubenville Herald-Star - Everyone has a story, a piece of them just waiting to be shared. There are also artists who specialize in molding a story into an enchanting tale, taking one person and showcasing their life in a way that allows others to feel acquainted with them.
Leon (Producer)Broadcasters from around the world have been invited to submit entries for the United Nations - Broadcasters from around the world have been invited to submit entries for the United Nations-backed 2006 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award honouring the best programming that highlights the role of sport in development and peace.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Beware the authorized version - Running stories—the ones you have to follow day after day, like Watergate—have a way of running away from you.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)A classic business story and a role model for you - Learning how to write good stories is a lot like growing up. Pick your role models and imitate them, and when it comes to covering business you could hardly pick a better role model than The New York Times’ Gretchen Morgenson.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Serve the invisible people,find the alternative story - The trouble with being a reporter is that the people you write about don’t leave much room for the people who count. The politicians, celebrities and criminals—sometimes they’re interchangeable—squeeze out the invisible people. You know, the ones who lose their jobs, get sick and can’t pay their bills, default on their mortgages, can’t pay their kids’ college tuition, buy lemons, get screwed by people in suits, that sort of invisi
Alan GraySheik Speaks Out! - Now in an exclusive statement to Centerpoint Now, following a press conference in Amman, Sheik Al Gaood sheds more light about the behind the scene activity prior to Jill Carroll's release.
R.J. SmithJournalist Freed - Finally, some sort of justice has been served in that twisted ongoing conflict near the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Nine Washington eye-openers for newly arrived journalists - Someday some of you journalism students will find yourselvesin Washington, DC, where you will be in for some surprises
R.J. SmithPlagiarist Fired from Post Job - A young Washington Post blogger was fired after it was revealed last week he is a plagiarist.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Scale: The Lost Element In Reporting News - It’s not just glitzy tabloids that disregard scale. As newspapers and other media lose their audiences to the Internet they tend to set aside the concepts of scale and context.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Bafflegab and the Elephant in the Room - Bafflegab is the language of elitists expressing their contempt for the hoi polloi.
Maria GrellaBitter Grapes Grow Over Mountain - You may not have heard of Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx but you’re probably aware of her work. Proulx is the author of the 1997 short story that inspired the best picture nominee Brokeback Mountain. Now add to her achievement the author of a bitter rant and poor sportsmanship in a liberal British newspaper. Though the Oscars are history, and the
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)Judyth Piazza chats with Eliott Rodriguez, CBS Affiliate Channel 4 Miami - Eliott"s career has included coverage of major stories in the United States, Europe and Latin America. He has traveled to Cuba on more than a dozen reporting assignments, including a 2002 trip during which he interviewed Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)How you write an obituary reveals you as a reporter - When you’re young, death is strictly for those who are not. Wrong. One of the first things you learn on a police or fire beat is that death is just around the corner.
Djelloul (Del) Marbrook (Editor/Mentor)Driven every which way - We have become the blinkered horses of media poobahs. They have driven us every which way with tom-toms and graphics, not just delivering the news but defining it.
Leon (Producer)Interview With Kishore Ajwani, News Anchor and Deputy Executive Producer, Zee News - MR. AJWANI: The nuke deal is done and President Bush has himself said that he is not stuck in the past, however most people feel that as far as the India- U.S. relationship is concerned, this makes a big change but big changes bring along apprehensions. What does the U.S. get in the bargain? What more do you expect to see India doing on the Iran front?
Juliet MaruruPolitics of the Animal Farm - It seems to me to be a case very similar to those depicted in George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Garrett GodwinPraising Journalism Courses of UM-Dearborn - During the 2004-2005 school year, I took three journalism classes: Newspaper Journalism, Interpretative Journalism, and Advanced Reporting. These courses were taught by professors Tim Kiska and Alan Fisk.
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)Press Release - Maria Marchisello to Edit for the Student Operated Press - The Student Operated Press is pleased to announce that Maria Marchisello will be accepting the responsibility of editor.
Alan GrayPeople Powered News Network Launched by Care2 - A revolutionary Care 2 News Network turns the top-down model of traditional news media on its head and puts editorial control in the hands of Care2's 5 million members. Civic-minded participants post online news stories and can vote to determine which issues get front page coverage.
Chris CoplanTMI: A Student's View On The Oversaturation Of News - A Deceptively Positive Critque On A Few News Phenomenons And Their Over-Blowness.
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)( Atlanta, GA. ) Judyth Piazza's interview with George Curry - George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUSA.com.
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)DIRECTOR'S MEMO: by Thomas Hodson...Director, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism - The state of journalism in this country is in transition. Some long-established journalism venues, such as
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)(Atlanta, Ga) - Judyth Piazza chats with T.J. Walker - TJ Walker, president of Media Training Worldwide, is one of the leading authorities on media and presentation training in the world.
Leon (Producer)It's Krissy, from Brady Magazine. I am in need of a Part-time Marketing Intern for Brady Magazine. - It's Krissy, from Brady Magazine. I am in need of a Part-time Marketing Intern for Brady Magazine. Do you know of any students who would be interested in the position?
Alan GrayBloggers Wanted - Are you a blogger - or want to be a blogger - interested in discussing stories in your field of expertise or area of interest?
Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)The NPPA Offers it's Student Members Scholarships - Win $1000 cash to produce a picture story and a $9,000 scholarship
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