VIDEO: How to embed a YouTube video in a post
This is my second video, demonstrating how to embed a YouTube video in a post:
VIDEO: How to embed a tweet in a post
Over on YouTube, I have channel called TheReneemoodie, where I demonstrate some the things that I might do in a training course. The first one looked at how to make an entire tweet appear in a WordPress post (though the procedure is easily replicable to other content managment systems. Here it is:
Why I am a grammar cheerleader
Grammar – no one likes it. And no one likes people who correct grammar. But editors have to do it all the time.
Why online headlines matter, a lot
Huffington Post South Africa engaged in an interesting but flawed experiment this week.They published a story with this headline: ‘Donald Trump Praises Jacob Zuma as “The Best, Ever”‘ . Very clickable it is, combining two big names in online traffic generation. However, what you get when you open the article is a discussion of fake news – a “we make you click and now we will teach you something” story. Huff Post’s news editor Deshnee Subramany…
Good taste does not equal good governance
You like the look of a politician? They appeal to you? That doesn’t mean they will be able to run a country.
Why I still believe in journalism
Journalism is changing (and under threat). Renee Moodie reflects on her years in the profession.
Moments of joy, found on a wall
Cape Town – A long time ago I bought a painting. It was hanging in a small shop in Muizenberg village, and was called Cat On A Warm African Night. I fell in love with it instantly but it cost R850, a great deal of money at the time. I hummed and hawed but I had to have it. Eventually I bought it (all this time later I can’t remember where I found the money…