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Working Remotely
With half the staff in quarantine, we still got out the news
Dec 1, 2020
The last week of September, one of our staffers felt sick but thought it was simply the same change in health that comes with the drop in temperature. COVID-19 slowly and stealthily moved through our office. ...
Relevant Point: Find alternative places for conversation
Jul 14, 2020
When I last checked Twitter, retweets had soared passed 3,100 and likes exceeded 2,300. Downes is a producer at WFTV in Orlando, Florida.
Tips to do great journalism from your home
Jul 1, 2020
Working successfully from home as a full-time journalist requires four critical concepts: self-discipline, regimentation, adhering to boundaries and maintaining production.
In its first live-broadcast oral arguments, Supreme Court discusses several First Amendment issues
May 21, 2020
Lata Nott discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the court to shift to a remote teleconferencing format, opening up the court's inner workings to a larger audience allowing greater transparency ...
Times Review Media Group responds to staff coronavirus positive by shifting to remote production
May 14, 2020
Andrew Olsen, publisher of Times Review Media Group, shared his response when four cases popped up in in Mattituck, New York — population 2,219 as of the 2010 Census — ...
College journalism students are living back at home now, and they are anxious to practice the skills they have learned
May 1, 2020
Most will not need to get paid if their college or university offers internship credit. You’ll have to take on a bit of paperwork in exchange. But I know many of my students willingly would work ...
How the St. Joseph News-Press combats the coronavirus, circulation challenges with multimedia e-Editions
Apr 15, 2020
With everyone doing their part to shelter in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's become even more challenging for the News-Press to serve the greater St. Joseph, Missouri, area with print alone.
MSG Payment Systems providing solutions that help with cash flow and business continuity
Apr 2, 2020
MSG Payment Systems is providing solutions that help with cash flow and business continuity during these uncertain times. Through June 30th, 2020, MSG Payment Systems is offering their clients a free ...
What if the coronavirus requires our staff to work from home?
Apr 1, 2020
If anyone knows a lot about publishing with a home-based staff, I suppose it’s me. For the past three years, I’ve run a flourishing book publishing business with a staff that works from home. ...
