As much as journalists hate to admit it, our writing can only take us so far. I believe in pursuing what you love and hoping it pays the bills, but it can be hard! …

We owe Mr. Snyder a big ‘thank you’ for the insightful advice offered in his entrepreneurial journalism paper. Connecting the need for health and tech entrepreneurial journalists with my travel subject seems challenging, but it will make my column more valuable. The town I’m exploring is home to many affluent…

It’s time to share my prototype! This makes me nervous and uncomfortable, but I am ready. Shoobies of the Shore is my first real world journalism endeavor. I am sharing it with a group that I feel really connected to. I want, and need, it to be taken seriously. Luckily…

What does a ‘Shoobie’ know about Margate? And what does that title mean now? Those who actually spend time here know it, but we’re not all the Shoobies that Wikepedia makes us out to be: Shoobie is a New Jersey, Delaware, and Southern California slang term for a tourist who visits the seashore for a day (a…

According to Caitlin Berve, your ideal reader is the person your writing is best fitted for. Whether a real person or not, an ideal reader is someone who is attracted to your writing and will stay with you. My ideal reader is any Margate resident! The subject matter of my…

Fortunately, I’ve had a solid idea of what I want my newsletter to be about since the onset of Media Entrepreneurship class. With knowledge and passion for content creation, I am confident in my ability to create a newsletter on Margate City, NJ, a place where I’ve lived more than…

What’s it going to do for me? — Over the past week, I’ve learned about something I should constantly be thinking about in a new age of media. For my future newsletter to be successful, I need to aggregate and curate meaningful content. The Huffington Post has promoted the idea of aggregation and its ability to give prominence…

Something we should constantly be thinking about! — Service journalism makes sense. As said in the RJI article by Pete Pachal, service journalism “is a new term for an old idea: giving readers good, practical advice — what to buy, where to go, how to do a certain thing — to make their lives easier” Service journalism is…

As we progress through Media Entrepreneurship, I find myself connecting the lessons I’m learning in assigned readings and TED Talks to various aspects in my life. — I immediately connected to Austin Leon in “Steal Like An Artist.” I’ve had the same exact lesson in my design courses, and Leon summed them up perfectly. As a designer, you are taught to “steal” little designs and make little changes. The more changes you make, the more unique and…