Miss. newsman Jack Elliott retiring after 31 years with AP
JACKSON — Longtime Mississippi journalist Jack Elliott Jr. is retiring after more than three decades at The Associated Press. The 66-year-old Elliott has covered politics, court cases, executions,...
View ArticleTODD SMITH — Journalists get new social media tool from Facebook
Facebook is rolling out a new tool for journalists in hopes it will encourage them to find and share news from the network. The media industry is used to thinking of Twitter as a journalist’s best...
View ArticleTODD SMITH — Make your digital newsroom better for journalists?
Media relations are still essential in public relations, but many communicators are missing the mark by not delivering with user-friendly online newsrooms. A recent survey by Isebox revealed that only...
View ArticleTODD SMITH: Amazon dives into food, detergent & diapers
Amazon already sells things like electronic accessories, office supplies and even clothing under a variety of its own brand names. Now it’s going all in on groceries and household products. While some...
View ArticleTODD SMITH — What sources do journalists trust most?
In a fast-paced digital society, companies have an ever-expanding platform to build a compelling brand story – and to resonate with a rapidly changing public. While public relations, advertising and...
View ArticleTODD SMITH — Local news vows to fight fake news
A large group of local media outlets is taking an aggressive stance against so-called fake news. The Local Media Consortium (LMC), a partnership that includes dozens of newspapers and more than 1,600...
View ArticleMississippi editor who pushed for justice in civil rights killings dies
GULF BREEZE, Fla. — Mississippi editor Stanley Dearman, who pushed for justice in the murders of three civil rights workers, died on Saturday in Florida. The death of the 84-year-old was announced by...
View ArticleJournalist Wilson ‘Bill’ Minor dies; covered civil rights
Wilson F. “Bill” Minor, a journalist who chronicled Mississippi through almost 70 years of change including its turbulent struggle over civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Jackson. He was 94....
View ArticleTODD SMITH — Media deploy advertising to promote journalism in fake news era
The proliferation of fake news – be that the insult lobbed at journalists and publications that President Donald Trump and his administration detest or the websites peddling false information across...
View ArticleTODD SMITH — Movement aims to place 1,000 journalists in newsrooms in next 5...
Many newsrooms have dwindled to a mere skeleton of what they once were, but starting in 2018, local newsrooms will get a chance to beef up their staffs. Last week, a new project was announced at the...
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