Comments on: Staff Motivation Tip http://www.collegenewsroom.org/2010/01/24/staff-motivation-tip/ A network for collegiate newsrooms to collaborate, share and learn. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Students create site for college journalists to talk about the craft | eSchoolNews.com http://www.collegenewsroom.org/2010/01/24/staff-motivation-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Students create site for college journalists to talk about the craft | eSchoolNews.com Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:35:27 +0000 http://www.collegenewsroom.org/?p=160#comment-78 [...] Two young entrepreneurs have launched an online community where college journalists are sharing ideas on technology, leadership, news judgment, and content, Poynter.org reports. Kelsey A. Schnell and Brandon Martinez built CollegeNewsroom.org in Big Rapids, Mich., the home of Ferris State University. So far, students from about 30 colleges have joined. Schnell, creative developer for CollegeNewsroom.org, is editor-in-chief of the Ferris State Torch. Martinez is web editor for CollegeNewsroom.org and the Torch, which are independent of each other. CollegeNewsroom.org, which launched in November, has featured discussions about college editors’ use of Twitter and, within days of its launch, the iPad. Posts about whether college papers should print the n-word and whether it is OK to take a reporter’s byline off a poorly written story have made for some lively discussions on the site. Other posts include information on how to come up with catchy headlines and how to retain and motivate staff… [...] […] Two young entrepreneurs have launched an online community where college journalists are sharing ideas on technology, leadership, news judgment, and content, Poynter.org reports. Kelsey A. Schnell and Brandon Martinez built CollegeNewsroom.org in Big Rapids, Mich., the home of Ferris State University. So far, students from about 30 colleges have joined. Schnell, creative developer for CollegeNewsroom.org, is editor-in-chief of the Ferris State Torch. Martinez is web editor for CollegeNewsroom.org and the Torch, which are independent of each other. CollegeNewsroom.org, which launched in November, has featured discussions about college editors’ use of Twitter and, within days of its launch, the iPad. Posts about whether college papers should print the n-word and whether it is OK to take a reporter’s byline off a poorly written story have made for some lively discussions on the site. Other posts include information on how to come up with catchy headlines and how to retain and motivate staff… […]

]]> By: Students create site for college journalists to talk about the craft | eCampus News http://www.collegenewsroom.org/2010/01/24/staff-motivation-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Students create site for college journalists to talk about the craft | eCampus News Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:30:52 +0000 http://www.collegenewsroom.org/?p=160#comment-77 [...] Two young entrepreneurs have launched an online community where college journalists are sharing ideas on technology, leadership, news judgment, and content, Poynter.org reports. Kelsey A. Schnell and Brandon Martinez built CollegeNewsroom.org in Big Rapids, Mich., the home of Ferris State University. So far, students from about 30 colleges have joined. Schnell, creative developer for CollegeNewsroom.org, is editor-in-chief of the Ferris State Torch. Martinez is web editor for CollegeNewsroom.org and the Torch, which are independent of each other. CollegeNewsroom.org, which launched in November, has featured discussions about college editors’ use of Twitter and, within days of its launch, the iPad. Posts about whether college papers should print the n-word and whether it is OK to take a reporter’s byline off a poorly written story have made for some lively discussions on the site. Other posts include information on how to come up with catchy headlines and how to retain and motivate staff… [...] […] Two young entrepreneurs have launched an online community where college journalists are sharing ideas on technology, leadership, news judgment, and content, Poynter.org reports. Kelsey A. Schnell and Brandon Martinez built CollegeNewsroom.org in Big Rapids, Mich., the home of Ferris State University. So far, students from about 30 colleges have joined. Schnell, creative developer for CollegeNewsroom.org, is editor-in-chief of the Ferris State Torch. Martinez is web editor for CollegeNewsroom.org and the Torch, which are independent of each other. CollegeNewsroom.org, which launched in November, has featured discussions about college editors’ use of Twitter and, within days of its launch, the iPad. Posts about whether college papers should print the n-word and whether it is OK to take a reporter’s byline off a poorly written story have made for some lively discussions on the site. Other posts include information on how to come up with catchy headlines and how to retain and motivate staff… […]

]]> By: Kelsey Schnell http://www.collegenewsroom.org/2010/01/24/staff-motivation-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Kelsey Schnell Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:47:08 +0000 http://www.collegenewsroom.org/?p=160#comment-33 Great topic! I think you're right. Maintaining motivation is tough. Not to mention, it can seem insincere when a peer is trying to do the motivating. This seems like a good opportunity for staff members to motivate themselves. I'm looking forward to using it. Thanks. Great topic!

I think you’re right. Maintaining motivation is tough. Not to mention, it can seem insincere when a peer is trying to do the motivating.

This seems like a good opportunity for staff members to motivate themselves. I’m looking forward to using it.

Thanks.

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