Columnist Jim Brady is making the argument that social media is one of the leading reasons for a decline in trust in journalism. He cites the reduction and elimination of the editing process: “By any measure, the public’s opinion of us has dimmed dramatically since we were able to slip the surly bonds of editing… Read More: Is social media contributing to trust gap? »

RTDNA is making changes to its awards competition, the Murrow Awards, including the addition of a category for podcasts. The Murrow Awards also also adding a Feature-Length Documentary category and updating the look of the awards. The competition opens Thursday. Read more here. And don’t forget that the WBA Awards competition is already underway! Read… Read More: RTDNA adds podcasts to Murrow Awards »

The Pulitzer’s are adding a new category for audio reporting, opening the journalism competition to radio reporters. Jacobs Media is blogging today about the change. The category is being described as “experimental” meaning it’s not clear if the new category will survive in the long term.