Digital Journal opens Ambassador position for Digital Journalists
One thing that has made Digital Journal a unique place online has been its community. It's diverse. It's interesting. It's friendly and helpful. Behind the scenes, our editors work tirelessly to help Digital Journalists and citizens get answers to questions, find tools or features on the site and discuss events. We think part of what has made us who we are is the level of engagement we have with our members.
Going forward, we'd like to continue to offer the welcome to new members and we're looking for people who would like to help. So, we're putting an open call to anyone who would like to be an official Digital Journal Ambassador. We're looking for regular members who know the site well and have a bit of spare time to help with the following:
• When a new member is promoted to Digital Journalist status (which you can often see in the Live Events widget), contact them and offer assistance if they want to know how something works, where to find something or what the site is all about. We often approve new writers who have questions and are looking for anyone with experience to help.
• When a new Digital Journalist posts an article, read it and comment on it. Ask questions about the subject matter, share your own experience or give links to more info should a reader want to follow it. You can also give a welcome message to that new Digital Journalist. Remember the day someone did that for you and how good it felt?
• Look for articles that have no images and click "Add Image" to add an appropriate or relevant image, such as your own photo or one that is Creative Commons ( Tip: read this great tutorial on finding images that are legal to use). You can upload your own images or search our database. You can help illustrate a news story even if it's not your article. More info on adding images here.
• Find commenters who provide good insight into a news event or have a unique opinion and invite them to apply as a Digital Journalist. Being a Digital Journalist is not as scary as it sounds, and we want all citizens to know that.
• Get active in Groups. Some of the Groups on Digital Journal are excellent but they're not updated enough. Join someone else's Group and contribute to it! More info on Groups here.
• If you have an account on Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, etc. please feel free to share links to articles or content you find interesting!
Digital Journal has a very active, lively and fun community so we hope some of you will enjoy taking part in helping us grow. Also, being an Ambassador is a great way to make yourself very well known in the Digital Journal community as it grows.
To find out if someone is a Digital Journal Ambassador, click on their name. The Digital Journal Ambassador status will be noted on their profile page once our staff approves them. The list of Digital Journal Ambassadors will also be placed in other areas of the website.
If you would like to be an official Digital Journal Ambassador, please contact me.
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Digital Journal would like to welcome Samantha Torrence and Cynthia Trowbridge as Official Digital Journal Ambassadors.
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Congratulations girls! The way I see it, it;s Female Power nearly all the way here.
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We'd also like to welcome Bob Ewing as an official DJ Ambassador.
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Great selections! I often feel like momma Trowbridge is about as balanced as they come.
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Great idea. I know I have offered help in the past for newbies when they post in the help group. :)
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Chris, I will help them whenever I can, that won't be a problem. If you can email us whenever a new member joins in maybe we can welcome them and help them out. I remember when I came in, it was not a very good welcome, some were really insulting but I somehow managed past that :)
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Congratulations Ambassadors!
Good idea Chris...very pimp like. :)
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@ ■ Nikki Weingartner
Great selections! I often feel like momma Trowbridge is about as balanced as they come.
Thank-you Nikki and a hug to you. :)
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technically I've been a journalist for a year, but I've only just started posting news articles and I've already noticed K J popping in to my articles which has been really helpful. This sounds like a great idea, and I think I'd better pop along and see if I can find these community areas now.
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@ ■ J Pallister
technically I've been a journalist for a year, but I've only just started posting news articles and I've already noticed K J popping in to my articles which has been really helpful. This sounds like a great idea, and I think I'd better pop along and see if I can find these community areas now.
Thanks J. :)
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One more thing: If you have an account on Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, etc. please feel free to share links to articles or content you find interesting!
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@ ■ Chris V. Thangham
Chris, I will help them whenever I can, that won't be a problem. If you can email us whenever a new member joins in maybe we can welcome them and help them out. I remember when I came in, it was not a very good welcome, some were really insulting but I somehow managed past that :)
Ahhhh, I remember those days. The insults to the newbies - of course, now after being here for more than a year, I can see how some "newbies" do pop in and sprout off trash to serve an agenda and then bolt.
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lol the first time I posted something it got downvoted out of existence, then I was told it was too long.
I remember coming to your aid nikki. You have always been awesome. =*
J I am glad you commented here, I read one of your stories. Please keep writing more!
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Newbie here.
Maybe Sam can show me around a bit? I can't seem to be able to apply for DJ status. Is there a waiting period?
Where can I find tips on how to write articles?
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@ ■ Phree
Newbie here.
Maybe Sam can show me around a bit? I can't seem to be able to apply for DJ status. Is there a waiting period?
Where can I find tips on how to write articles?
You should be able to click on "post news" to apply. However, Mike, in your case you may have to wait till the DJ Gods deem you "chilled."
You can find tips on writing articles visit these links for David Silverberg's Series on CJ writing tips. Put yourself for alerts and keep your eyes peeled out for the next edition
http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/2072
http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/2110
Here you can find a guidline for editorials
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/220179/
Here you can find a style guidline
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/33183
And here is David's Big Bad Book of Bodacious DJ Tips!
http://www.digitaljournal.com/help/cj_tips.php
You can also find links to many of these areas in the "post news" section once you are a DJ!
Does that help Mike?
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However, Mike, in your case you may have to wait till the DJ Gods deem you "chilled."
Right. I keep forgetting that this is a dictatorship. Perhaps I shall offer them a sacrifice?
You can also find links to many of these areas in the "post news" section once you are a DJ!
Does that help Mike?
Yes, thanks Sam.
OH wait...I have another question
Does the "Code of Conduct" always apply to everyone...or do they decide at random when to punish people?
And another;
Can somebody explain what a "personal attack" means?
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All questions regarding the code of conduct and the staff's decision of application should be directed to David or Chris. =P
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@ ■ Samantha A. Torrence
All questions regarding the code of conduct and the staff's decision of application should be directed to David or Chris. =P
O.k.
Chris? (Chris doesn't talk to me anymore, or vote on my articles, because he's mad at me for fighting for my rights and getting angry at DJ for discriminating against me)
Dave?
Does the Code apply all the time...to everyone...equally?
Can anyone define 'personal attack' so we can avoid more discrimination and abuse in the future?
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Mike,
Yes, Code of Conduct applies to everyone.
And personal attack means acting out aggressively and disrespectfully against another member on this site. It can be anything from a vulgar cuss word targeting that individual or implying that person should cease to exist, any kind of threat, etc. Essentially, I'm quite sure you all know when you cross the line, when the conversation has stopped being respectful and has veered into attack mode. We don't think that is appropriate conduct on DJ. And on a case by case basis, we will judge whether a user has stepped over the boundary.
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@ ■ Chris Hogg
One more thing: If you have an account on Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, etc. please feel free to share links to articles or content you find interesting!
I've been posting links on my Facebook, Twitter and Stumble since I arrived. There's always something my friends are interested in.
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Chris or Dave,
Could you guys about a Digital Journal network to Facebook? It would be a huge help in getting more of us together at FB and being able to ID other digital journalists more rapidly. :)
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Yes, Digital Journal is a good resource of information online. It's been quoted for its diversity and reader-friendly, which caters a wide variety of community, even those online gamers farming wow gold.
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@ ■ Tom Sawyer
Yes, Digital Journal is a good resource of information online. It's been quoted for its diversity and reader-friendly, which caters a wide variety of community, even those online gamers farming wow gold.
Isn't that illegal?Or against Wow rules?
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@ ■ KJ Mullins
Chris or Dave,
Could you guys about a Digital Journal network to Facebook? It would be a huge help in getting more of us together at FB and being able to ID other digital journalists more rapidly. :)
Say again KJ? I'm not following, "Could you guys about a Digital Journal network to Facebook?"
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Do you have a DJ page on Face Book?
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Yes. The Digital Journal group on Facebook is right here.
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Mike,
Yes, Code of Conduct applies to everyone.
Great! I hope everyone at DJ will finally understand this now. Maybe you should make a poster to put on the office wall to remind the staff...because every time I get in trouble it is because THE STAFF FAILED to apply the rules equally.
And personal attack means acting out aggressively and disrespectfully against another member on this site. It can be anything from a vulgar cuss word targeting that individual or implying that person should cease to exist, any kind of threat, etc. Essentially, I'm quite sure you all know when you cross the line, when the conversation has stopped being respectful and has veered into attack mode.
In other words...an attack on the person rather than the argument?
So, if someone calls ALL Atheist fools, for instance,would that be a personal attack?
What about when somebody calls someone a tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy nut? Is that a personal attack??
The answer SHOULD be YES in both cases.
We don't think that is appropriate conduct on DJ. And on a case by case basis, we will judge whether a user has stepped over the boundary.
Who are you to judge what others find insulting? How do you know when I AM insulted?
How about a CLEAR set of rules, instead of randomly judging people? You're only asking for trouble when your policy is constantly shifting.
You're only asking for headaches when your policy is constantly shifting.
You're only asking for EI checks when your policy is constantly shifting.
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@ ■ Chris Hogg
Say again KJ? I'm not following, "Could you guys about a Digital Journal network to Facebook?"
@ ■ Chris Hogg
Say again KJ? I'm not following, "Could you guys about a Digital Journal network to Facebook?"
You know the networks on Facebook. You belong to the Toronto, ON. network.
Could you make a network for Digital Journal as a work place? Here is the url for adding a work network.
http://www.new.facebook.com/help/add_network.php#/help/add_network.php?ntype=work
Was I clearer that time? :)
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KJ
People need digital journal addresses to create a network on Facebook. So we can't really do what you requested, but the Facebook group is a good place to meet fellow DJers and talk about the site and interact as a community.
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@ ■ David Silverberg
KJ
People need digital journal addresses to create a network on Facebook. So we can't really do what you requested, but the Facebook group is a good place to meet fellow DJers and talk about the site and interact as a community.
Wow you guys don't have email addys with DJ? Oh well, it was a thought.
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KJ, we do, but other people don't, users don't. That's the thing -- Facebook would want all members of that network to have DJ addresses.
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@ ■ David Silverberg
KJ, we do, but other people don't, users don't. That's the thing -- Facebook would want all members of that network to have DJ addresses.
But how does that work? I know that the Toronto network doesn't require that . Stupid Facebook. :)
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We'd also like to welcome Leo Reyes and Carol Forsloff as DJ Ambassadors.
Carol and I have been talking, and she recommends we find a way to communicate between each other when talking with new members. I think it's a good idea so we've opened up a new group for Digital Journal Ambassadors here. Please join if you're an Ambassador. It's a closed Group, so you need to be approved.
Once you're a member, we can discuss issues or events and publish blogs between each other or for readers.
Readers and people who need help can take part in the comments section and ask questions. Only Ambassadors will be able to blog in this group.
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@ ■ David Silverberg
KJ, we do, but other people don't, users don't. That's the thing -- Facebook would want all members of that network to have DJ addresses.
Have you guys ever thought about giving your DJers an e-mail address? I know it would make it easier for me to separate my DJ stuff from other e-mails. You guys do have your own host server correct?
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Sam, it would be a nightmare with the amount of people who would want one and we are reserving DJ addresses for staffers at the moment. But we appreciate the interest.
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Unable to post on group of Ambassadors. Chris said he has to see my name. Here is my name.
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@ ■ Carol Forsloff
Unable to post on group of Ambassadors. Chris said he has to see my name. Here is my name.
Carol have you joined the group?
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So how do you post in the Ambassador's group? Still can't do it.
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@ ■ Carol Forsloff
So how do you post in the Ambassador's group? Still can't do it.
You can now Carol. I added your name to the Group.
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@ ■ Nikki Weingartner
Ahhhh, I remember those days. The insults to the newbies - of course, now after being here for more than a year, I can see how some "newbies" do pop in and sprout off trash to serve an agenda and then bolt.
Wow, I'm so surprised that people were treated badly at the beginning! I joined about a month ago and have recieved nothing but support from DJ staff and regulars, even though some of my articles are almost 1,000 words in length.
I can't wait to move to China in April so then I do some real reporting on the ground instead of being stuck in my office or conference halls in London.
I think the Ambassador roles is a terrific idea, and once I gain some more experience and the ability to impart pratcitcal advice then I'd love to apply.
Keep up the great work.
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Very cool idea...and sorry that I'm late getting to this. The choices for ambassors are perfect IMO!
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This is indeed a very good idea and the ambassadors chosen so far could not be better.
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this is great the digital ambassadors idea...its like having a big brother to watch and guide you in the little steps you make as a green horn or a newbie
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