New year resolutions for journalists

January 2nd, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Online Journalism

@journalismnews put a shout out on Twitter this morning. What are our followers journalistic resolutions for 2009? Here are a few of the Tweets back. Add your own below…

Journalism.co.uk recommends this handy site, hassleme.co.uk, to remind you of your good intentions – it nags you at ’semi-unpredictable intervals’ by email.

Steven Jambot: I'm a student in journalism. My resolution is to share my knowledge about social medias with everybody.

Louise Bolotin: new resolutions include breaking new markets, resellling more stuff, pitching more frequently

Paul Fernley: N.Y. Resolution : Select stories for the audience instead of following what others are doing

Kevin Gilmartin: journalistic resolutions: set up my website, complete enough work experience to get on to the Masters course at Napier.

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January 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 am
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