WordPress & Journalism Blog
Displaying custom post types with the same custom taxonomy value
Recently I was working on a WordPress theme where I wanted to be able to display a list of posts from a custom post type (specifically a milestones post type) that shared the same custom taxonomy value (in this case, a project ID) as the current post. Not being a programmer, I struggled for far [...].. More»
6 presidential candidates use WordPress as their CMS
WordPress is the CMS of choice for presidential campaign websites (six out of the 10 declared Republican candidates) and every single candidate is using an open source content management system (Drupal powers the rest)... More»
10 HTML5 news projects
While HTML5's specification won't be finalized for more than three years, news organizations have been experimenting with it for awhile now. Besides making their videos iPad friendly, quite a few media giants have made standalone HTML5 projects that offer refreshing ways to read online... More»
Using WordPress for microsites, small projects
WordPress isn't a catch-all solution for news organization's websites, but it is an excellent candidate to power small projects or microsites dedicated to big stories... More»
Is media consumption killing your production?
Tablets, smartphones, Kindles and Netflix are great, but they can drain lots of productive energy and time out of life... More»
How journalists could use social media to enable storytellers
Journalists should explore open social media approaches, where they enable firsthand sources to tell their story to a wide audience using common tools of the trade... More»
Leaving College Publisher for WordPress? Good, now ditch the print too
Don't just look at this as an inconvenient platform change. This is a chance to do something truly significant for your school, your media organization and, most importantly, yourself as a developing journalist... More»