Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years
- Lisa Helem
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- Freelance
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- Freelance writer/grad student
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- Michigan
- About Me
- Graduated from Duke in '01. Covered local news and politics in Philadelphia suburb for three years. Has since worked and/or freelanced for Newsweek, Essence, People and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Contributed to Chicken Soup for the African American Soul in 2004. Now attends the University of Michigan Law.
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- http://law.umich.edu
- Share your thoughts about how the newsroom of the future should be different . (And if you do, please post a copy of your answer in the forums).
- More than the physical space, I think the newsroom of the future depends first on recruiting a diverse staff of student journalists, both in terms of socio economic experiences and racial backgrounds. I had a great experience working with some top-notch student journalists, but I think the challenge is always to make coverage inclusive of our colorful world. There was never a greater need for that than now at Duke. In terms of a building itself, it would be great to have both Macs and PCs set up in various pods. Also, lighting improvements would be awesome. I remember working in Flowers, it was relatively dark. I think some TVs in tthe office with constant news broadcasts on would be great. That would sort of duplicate the scene in a real newsroom.
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