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Three tools Journalism 101 should introduce to students

Journalism students blogging. Photo by Mark Hunter on Flickr.

Journalism professors should introduce students to these three tools early in their programs so students have the opportunity to independently learn more about their trade.

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How to style the WordPress TinyMCE WYSIWYG visual editor

WordPress styled TinyMCE visual editor

Your TinyMCE WordPress WYSIWYG visual editor can get very close to “what you see is what you get” if you style the visual editor following these instructions.

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Journalists: 10 sites you might be surprised to learn use WordPress

Rally for Sanity and/or Fear powered by WordPress

From blog to blog network to full-blown sites, WordPress is behind these 10 notable web destinations, including Playboy and The Rally to Restore Sanity.

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Netflix and Reed Hastings’ lessons for journalism

Netflix's lessons for journalism

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ success holds lessons for newspapers and media companies. Ken Doctor boils those lessons down to six, but these two matter most.

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Why it’s important to dominate search results for your name

Search results for your name

If you’re a journalist, independent publisher, blogger or journalism student, it’s important to try to dominate the search results for your name, and if not possible, at least get a very high ranking for a page that reflects positively on you.

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Why news media should stop neglecting their website’s design

Do visitors like what they see when they visit your website?

A study by a Canadian university underscores the importance of good web design for businesses: In a blink of an eye, visitors can decide whether your brand and content is credible and keep that first impression for a long time.

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Don’t confuse the platform with the design

WordPress design at Ma.tt

In many cases, the platform, like WordPress, only powers the design. So if you think a design is ugly, it’s best not to go blaming the software. In WordPress’ case, end users often determine whether the blog or website is beautiful, or just plain ugly.