CoPress

Great news on the college syndication front, as it was announced this week that Palestra.net would be purchasing UWire. Palestra.net pays college journalists to produce video content for their site. The company purchasing UWire will help to bridge the gap between print and multimedia on college newspaper Web sites. It will also help to further emphasize to college journalists the importance of integrating more tools and technology to their Web sites.

Around the Network

On the Wiki:

• Joey Baker posted about using Twitter for your organization
• Andrew Spittle has revised the Whitman Pioneer network page with a lot more information.
• Joey Baker and Emily Ingram added links to the Finding a real job page.

On the Forum, things were light this week, with:

• Lauren Rabiano adding to the discussion on the best practices of social media.
• Daniel Bachhuber and Albert Sun contributing to a discussion on most adding multiple blogs.
• Joey Baker and Daniel Bachhuber starting a discussion on JaikuEngine.

In the News

Here are some links you should check out over the weekend (via the CoPress Publish2 Newsgroup):

• 10 (small) Ways To Reinvent Your Newsroom Right Now – Chris O’Brien’s Powerpoint from his session at the CMA conference earlier this month with really good, concrete suggestions as to what you could be doing in your newsroom right now.
• Want an internship that might actually help you get a journalism job, even in this rotten economy? – Rob Curley is looking for students to apply for 3-9 month paid internships at the Las Vegas Sun.
• Nothing like a punch in the face to focus the mind – Staffers at The Oregonian have been required to take 5-10% pay cuts, four furlough days, and a frozen pension plan.
• Long-Form Multimedia Journalism: Quality Is the Key Ingredient – Brian Storm discusses the importance of teamwork when producing long form content.