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:
Grammar – no one likes it. And no one likes people who correct grammar. But editors have to do it all the time.
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…
You like the look of a politician? They appeal to you? That doesn’t mean they will be able to run a country.
Journalism is changing (and under threat). Renee Moodie reflects on her years in the profession.
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…
Cape Town – A long time ago I copied down something out of Time magazine, from an interview with the Dalai Lama. This is what he said: “Whenever I leave a hotel room, I always try to switch off the light. In a way, it’s silly. But if another ten persons follow my example, then 100 persons, there is an effect. From that point of view, I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear…
