A story, a latte and a connection

Jodie Mozdzer of the Hartford Courant has a story today on how online-only news organizations are having a larger presence in journalism (fyi: East Hampton is on Long Island in New York):

The Island Traders coffee shop in East Hampton is not a traditional newsroom. It's a relaxed, colorful place with palm trees and bamboo shades, rather than a dingy office with ringing phones and clicking keyboards.

But news flows through this small bistro nonetheless.

This is where Cristina Johnson, editor of the online community newspaper East Hampton Today, often sits with her laptop and notes, tapping out updates on East Hampton politics and events.

Johnson is part of a growing trend in journalism: online-only news reporters. To file stories she needs nothing more than a place to set her laptop computer, a connection to the Internet, and, if she's lucky, a caffeinated beverage. ...more

Monday with the Mojos

Here's the invitation: The ASU chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a session for students and faculty and anyone else interested in the mojo (mobile journalist) experiment the Republic is trying out. Three of the new mojos - Mike Ferraresi, Sarah Muench and JJ Hensley, all Republic reporters - will be on campus to talk about reporting, shooting photos and video – all on the same stories. This is cutting-edge journalism, so be sure to drop by A132 this Monday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. Mike and Sarah are both ASU grads. Here's the game plan: We're going to head over to see them during class. Anyone who needs needs needs extra time in the lab, though, is welcome to keep working on class projects until we return. I'm trying to get a good fix on exactly when the presentation part of the program begins and ends. We've got lots to cover in class!