What's happening Around the Web
One of our functions here at the Center is to be "surrogate readers" for Texas community journalists. Keeping up with the fast-changing world of community journalism has never been harder, and community journalism is now the "hot" area in mass communications.
But you have a paper to put out, and a Website to maintain. A few of you may even have a life.
So we'll help you keep up with what folk around the nation are saying about our field — about community journalism specifically and the wider world of newspapers and news Websites in general.
September 9, 2009
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How your stories end up on Google News, and how you can promote them
Google has posted a video on YouTube that outlines some best practices for publishers who are trying to perform better on Google News. If you haven't checked to see if you're showing up on Google News, you might want to. The search engine sends more than a billion clicks a year to news sites. If you're already on Google News, then you might want to check out this video with some tips on how to perform better. And don't worry, despite the insider terms and tech speak, there is some simple, easy-to-use advice in there.
