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May
10
Journalism Basics: Is the nut graph always the second paragraph?
By Rob Golub
Is the nut graph always the second paragraph? No, not for me, and not for many working
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May
10
Journalism Basics: What is the nut graph?
By Rob Golub
The nut graph is the starting point that launches every great story. If you want to do
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Apr
20
What’s working in community journalism? Six reporters are about to find out
What’s working in community journalism? How can we earn trust in our polarized society? How can we earn sustaining
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Mar
31
$4 gas: An opportunity for community journalism
By Rob Golub
We’ve talked a lot on this site about serving our communities. Now it’s time to
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Mar
02
Oh my, things are happening at Successful Journalism for Communities
By Rob Golub
I want to thank our growing roster of subscribers (that’s you!) - your comments and frankly
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Jan
30
What a better newspaper front page looks like
By Rob Golub
Last month, we critiqued the front page of the fictional North Courier Sun. This month, we rebuilt
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Dec
26
A terrible newspaper front page
By Rob Golub
It pains me to look at this front page, even though I designed it to be beautifully
3 min read
Nov
28
Rob on the Road: Upcoming speaking engagements
By Rob Golub
Back in the day, I wrote a weekly feature column at a daily, called “Rob on the
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Oct
30
Ten quick tips to think from your journalism audience’s perspective
By Rob Golub
In an era of distrust and outrage, journalism must build an authentic relationship with consumers of news,
2 min read
Sep
21
If Neil deGrasse Tyson is right, journalists need to become community cheerleaders – now more than ever
By Rob Golub
It feels like the whole information ecosystem is going off the rails.
We’ve got anger and
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