This past Monday #journchat had a formal theme dedicated to SEO and journalism. To help us navigate the SEO waters we brought in expert Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz. Below is a formal recap from the hour-long conversation.
Q1 What’s the difference between optimizing for Google’s normal “web” search vs. “news search?”

@Randfish: @journchat Difference is big. Web [...]

The most recent edition of #journchat took place live via the web from from NBC News (@NBCnews) headquarters.
We talked about how NBC’s news division operates and provided PR pros with tips on how to better pitch and interact with the network. The panel consisted of:
* Alexandra Wallace, SVP, NBC News
* Ryan Osborn (@rozzy), Director of [...]

Congratulations to Jayne Levy (@jaynelevy) of Fishman PR (@fish_franchiz) who will join me in NYC next Monday for #journchat LIVE at NBC News’ headquarters at “30 Rock.”
Levy and her Fishman team submitted the winning entry for the recent “Win a Trip to NYC With Me” contest hosted by #journchat sponsor, Cision.
The special edition of #journchat [...]

Calling all #journchat participants. This time you can join me for a LIVE edition with a major news network.
The special edition of #journchat LIVE takes place on Monday, August 9, 2010, from 8 to 10 p.m. EDT at NBC News’ headquarters at “30 Rock,” NBC’s historic studio and broadcast complex at Rockefeller Plaza.
So, [...]

Last night’s #journchat was inspired by The Shark Guys’ tongue-in-cheek post, 25 Ways to Save the Newspaper Industry. The purpose of the chat was not to portray the print (and their online counterpart) industry as a damsel in distress. We shared ideas, thoughts and tips to energize an industry and, of course, encourage others to [...]

In case you missed it, here’s the complete recording of Monday night’s #journchat with CNN at SXSW Interactive. The panel includes:
• Doug Gross, tech reporter, CNN.com
• Lila King, senior producer for iReport and user participation, CNN.com
• Jen [...]

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This morning the leadership of Cision and I announced a new partnership around #journchat. I want to let chat participants know a few things: 1) I will remain as the chat moderator; 2) The format will remain the same (although we’ll experiment with other platforms like LiveFyre); 3) Ownership over question selection, chat themes [...]

The #journchat community had an opportunity to pick the brain of NYU’s journalism professor Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_NYU) this past Monday. This is a complete transcript of the questions and Jay’s responses.
The complete #journchat transcript from 1/25: http://j.mp/60myJH (270+ participants, 1,300+ tweets).
Q1: What do you think of journs using only Facebook and Twitter to test the [...]

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Share Play nice. This is probably one of the keys in the book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” but I haven’t read it. It’s a simple statement. In fact, it’s one of the rules I share each week as #journchat begins. It’s meant as a “gentle” reminder that we [...]

The first question (Q1) during Monday night’s #journchat was “What should a hyperlocal news site include/not include? What advice do you have?” With 200+ weekly participants there are many views shared from journalists, bloggers and public relations professionals (and students).
Here’s their take on what will make a successful hyperlocal newsroom. First, let me share my [...]

It’s Monday night which means it’s #journchat. Tonight’s chat had approximately 168 professionals (with more than 1,000 tweets) who participated. A one-question poll tonight (taken by 90 of the participants) showed the following breakdown: 26 journalists, 38 PRs, 21 bloggers, 18 marketing professionals among others. While we asked nine questions during the chat, I’ve highlighted [...]

In November 2009, we’ll celebrate our one-year anniversary of #journchat. I can hardly believe it. This past year we’ve had featured guests Steve Brusk, CNN national assignment editor, Richard Laermer, Bad Pitch Blog, Adam Ostrow, editor of Mashable and tonight Jen Preston, social media editor at the New York Times. Thanks to all for joining [...]

This past Monday was a surreal experience for me. My first day as a new business owner included sitting at the Chicago Tribune and watching #journchat come to life. Listening to people discuss and debate questions was intense and fulfilling. It was overwhelming (in a good way) as I attempted to balance seven live events, [...]

Thank you to Steve Brusk who donated his time to the #journchat community this past Monday. If you’re not already, follow Steve on Twitter, @stevebruskCNN.
NOTE: Keep in mind that information was copied from Steve’s tweets. 
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Q1 PER @sethgoldstein: What do u think about medias coverage of swine flu thus far?

 
 
 
STEVE:  We’re seeing heavy coverage because it [...]