Sep
28
Christine Barry is named Troublemaker of the Week by Wikifoia
September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
My esteemed colleague, Christine Barry, has been called a troublemaker–again. But this time, it’s music to her ears.
WikiFoia named Christine troublemaker of the week for the hard work that she did to shed light on the abusive management style of Shiawassee County Sheriff Jon Wilson.
It’s not the first time that Christine Barry has been acknowledged [...]
Sep
13
News University: inexpensive or free training
September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Check out the online classes and Webinars at News University.
Classes are offered to help you with every facet of journalism. Here are some examples: multimedia storytelling, editing your copy, foia, writing lead sentences, writing stories and media law for online journalists.
News University is sponsored by the Poynter Institute–if you don’t know who they are, [...]
Sep
11
Handling death and tragedy with compassion
September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Sarah Rigg
This article first appeared on Associated Content.
In the summer of 2000, my father died by drowning in Lake Superior. He was minor local government official in the community I grew up in, and so his death made the front page of the local newspaper. His death was also mentioned on local TV stations [...]
Sep
10
What librarians know that you don’t
September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Check out this link from MSN:
“How to Find Out Anything: 7 Tips,” by Tamim Ansary.
This article will tell you how to find hidden troves of information on the internet, which librarians frequently use, but don’t forget that if you are searching for a piece of information and you can’t figure out where it would be [...]
Sep
3
Lessons I learned from my sheriff
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Christine Barry
[This article originally appeared at BloggingForMichigan.com, Aug. 25, 2008.]
I’ve been following the events in the Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Department for quite some time. It started (officially) in the spring of 2007, when I threw some FOIAs out there just to see what I could catch. A lot has happened since then, and for [...]