Twitter Archive for #wjchat

- 12:00:04 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Welcome to the 122nd episode of #wjchat, a weekly discussion for Web journalists.
- 12:00:07 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @currybet Are you attending #leweb ? #wjchat

- 12:00:13 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @wjchat: Welcome to the 122nd episode of #wjchat, a weekly discussion for Web journalists.

- 12:00:17 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Curiosity killed no journalists. Tonight we're talking about keeping that curiosity alive with @AssignmentDesk1 #wjchat

- 12:00:34 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- You can follow #wjchat in many ways, but we recommend: http://t.co/kdmKYpFa

- 12:00:56 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- I'm the video coordinator for @newsheraldmi and also cover a couple of cities, sports, reviews and I podcast. Nice to meet you all. #wjchat

- 12:01:01 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @wjchat: Curiosity killed no journalists. Tonight we're talking about keeping that curiosity alive with @AssignmentDesk1 #wjchat

- 12:01:11 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Let's start! Please introduce yourself, respond to questions and share your knowledge! Thanks for joining tonight's #wjchat

- 12:01:41 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- Heads up I'll be joining tonight's #wjchat discussion while my phone battery lasts. Mass tweets may happen.

- 12:01:52 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- Joining #wjchat in the early hours in the UK. Let's talk curiosity and creativity in the newsroom.

- 12:02:00 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat Hello all from (a rather humid) Chicago--Alex the journalism student here. Looking forward to a great conversation! #wjchat

- 12:02:03 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- #ondeadline #wjchat
- 12:02:35 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Hello all! Dorrine Mendoza, social media producer at CNN digital. Part of a large, amazing newsroom in Atlanta #wjchat

- 12:02:37 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Andre Natta, station master @bhamterminal, freelancer based in Birmingham, AL. Member, team #wjchat. What's going on out there?
- 12:02:50 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @adampopescu Joining us after? #wjchat

- 12:02:59 AM, 6-21-12
- ProducerMatthew (Matthew Keys)
- @WJChat I'm Matthew. I like sandwiches. I work for Reuters. I'm running the account tonight. Hello. #WJChat

- 12:03:33 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- @wjchat Greetings all! Eric Sandy from Cleveland here. In and out tonight. The topic sounds great, though! #wjchat

- 12:03:36 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- @AssignmentDesk1 will do my best Dorrine #wjchat

- 12:03:43 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- @wjchat Hey everyone. Tauhid here. Recent #VaTech grad hunting for a job in social media/producing/video! Excited for tonight's chat #wjchat

- 12:04:36 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- Robin Phillips here. Digital Director at Reynolds Center .. you gotta have curiosity in business news. #wjchat

- 12:04:39 AM, 6-21-12
- smithbm12 (Brian Smith)
- @wjchat Hi all, I'm Brian Smith, assistant digital editor/social media for @dmregister and recent @IowaStateU grad. #wjchat
- 12:04:41 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @TauhidChappell Hi there! Looking forward to hearing from you! #wjchat

- 12:05:42 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Hey everyone! Meghan Frick, social media ed. for @TheAppalachian. Excited for the chat! #wjchat

- 12:05:46 AM, 6-21-12
- jderbedr (Jeanette DB)
- Hi all, I'm Jeanette, editor of a DC parenting magazine. Following as I host pub trivia. #wjchat

- 12:06:15 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @currybet @StuGoulden Hi to you two from the UK. Thanks for staying up late. #wjchat

- 12:06:19 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat Hi, everyone, Dan here, founder of @StryUs, former Reynolds Fellow at @RJI. Checking in from sunny Springfield, MO. #wjchat

- 12:06:23 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- @wjchat Hi I'm Martin. Tomorrow is my final day as User Experience Lead for the Guardian in London #wjchat

- 12:06:26 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- Almost forgot to mention, I used to be a Jedi, then I took a lightsaber to the knee. #wjchat

- 12:06:34 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat Hey guys, I'm Brian, an editor at The Atlantic in DC. #wjchat

- 12:06:45 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Keep the introductions coming -- we'll tweet the first question in about two minutes. #WJChat

- 12:07:02 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Lici Beveridge - digital and social media editor in Hattiesburg, Miss. Currently enjoying homemade chocolate ice cream. :) #wjchat

- 12:07:07 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- @currybet Off to bigger and better things, Martin? :) #WJChat
- 12:07:53 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @NHDaveH Gotta hear that story! Hi @jderbedr Maybe we should do trivia sometime #wjchat

- 12:08:07 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @currybet Oh? Plans after that? #wjchat

- 12:08:09 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- +10 cool points #Skyrim/#StarWars ftw"@NHDaveH: Almost forgot to mention, I used to be a Jedi, then I took a lightsaber to the knee #wjchat"

- 12:08:27 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- Hey everyone, I'm the founder of a startup local media company in the UK and 2012 Newspaper Awards finalist #wjchat

- 12:08:37 AM, 6-21-12
- aschweig (Adam Schweigert)
- @wjchat Hello! Mostly going to be lurking, but...Adam Schweigert, newly minted entrepreneur/founder @mediatoybox. Self-plagiarizer. #wjchat

- 12:08:39 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Here we go! Q1: Where or from whom do you find inspiration? #wjchat

- 12:08:52 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- @wjchat I'm setting up my own consultancy to work with publishers and arts/culture organisations, big and small http://t.co/XeUpc6FK #WJChat

- 12:09:00 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- Among other things, @Gitanajava performs crisis & strategic communications for SMBE's... #wjchat

- 12:09:04 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I do enjoy trivia. Especially movie/nerdy stuff. #wjchat

- 12:09:05 AM, 6-21-12
- GormoJourno (Ryan Gorman)
- Hi all, I'm Ryan, an intern at the NY Daily News #wjchat

- 12:09:11 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat @wjchat Mike Reilley of The Journalist's Toolbox and DePaul. Good to be back. Always teaching on Wednesdays!

- 12:09:36 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @wjchat: Here we go! Q1: Where or from whom do you find inspiration? #wjchat

- 12:09:53 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- @wjchat Rebecca, freelance content creator and full time web dev #wjchat

- 12:10:06 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A1 I find inspiration in the little things Today it was a family of ducks that were swimming near a rollover accident without a care #wjchat
- 12:10:07 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Here we go! Q1: Where or from whom do you find inspiration? #wjchat

- 12:10:17 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Hi all! Suzanne Yada, web producer at Center for Investigative Reporting, one curious mofo. #wjchat

- 12:10:28 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @wjchat Find inspiration from scripture, friends, scenery, and a really, really good espresso :-) #wjchat

- 12:10:38 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @wjchat A1. I find my inspiration from other digital journos doing awesome things. Many of whom are #wjchat frequenters!

- 12:10:44 AM, 6-21-12
- ProducerMatthew (Matthew Keys)
- @WJCHAT A1: Music, speeches, quotes, mentors -- mostly. #WJChat
- 12:10:57 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A1: Listening in on conversations, arraignment court, social media, @wjchat and FB SocJourn page #wjchat

- 12:10:58 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A1 The people around me, who are all far smarter than I am. #wjchat

- 12:11:03 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- A1: Reading. Lots and lots for reading. RT @wjchat: Here we go! Q1: Where or from whom do you find inspiration? #wjchat

- 12:11:03 AM, 6-21-12
- rachelcstella (Rachel C Stella)
- Student journalist/copy editor from the Chicagoland area. Hi, everyone! :) #wjchat

- 12:11:10 AM, 6-21-12
- aschweig (Adam Schweigert)
- @wjchat A1: usually from thing either tangentially related or completely unrelated to the task at hand. #wjchat

- 12:11:23 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A1. most of the time I find it in the mundane, or rather trying to make the mundane special. #wjchat

- 12:11:24 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Q1 Reading all kinds of news constantly -- even stuff I'm not originally interested in. Especially that stuff. #wjchat

- 12:11:25 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @wjchat I'm Daniel a recent journalism graduate based in the UK, moving to NY in August. I'm up far too late #wjchat

- 12:11:28 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A1 just depends really. My mom, friends, people I work with, what I read, and what's going on. #wjchat

- 12:11:37 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- RT @wjchat Here we go! Q1: Where or from whom do you find inspiration? #wjchat

- 12:11:40 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @ProducerMatthew Music -- definitely a gr8 source of inspiration! #wjchat

- 12:11:47 AM, 6-21-12
- suzanneyada (Suzanne Yada)
- Excited to join today's #wjchat about curiosity & creativity in the newsroom. I'll be flooding my @suzanneyadachat account w/jibber-jabber.

- 12:11:52 AM, 6-21-12
- rachelcstella (Rachel C Stella)
- @wjchat A1 I'm really inspired by stories of courageous journalists, and by reading the @spj_tweets Code of Ethics. #wjchat

- 12:11:56 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat Q1. Inspiration from students, colleagues, friends in media and on social media/chats!

- 12:12:04 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q1 Lots of driving around town as well as seeing what's going on in other cities #wjchat

- 12:12:06 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A1 I had two brilliant inspirational bosses in the early years of my career and I aspire to be like them #wjchat

- 12:12:07 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @GITANAJAVA @ProducerMatthew Favorite tunes? #wjchat

- 12:12:22 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A1 And I get inspired by great design, usability and product management from outside of news orgs, and try to bring that in #wjchat

- 12:12:22 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- Yes! “@GITANAJAVA: @ProducerMatthew Music -- definitely a gr8 source of inspiration! #wjchat”

- 12:12:46 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- @wjchat A1 From staying entrenched in good writing, good news production, etc. Setting goals. And from friends and family. #wjchat

- 12:12:47 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A1 Teachers, colleagues, rivals #wjchat

- 12:12:54 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A1: I learn a lot and get a lot of ideas from like-minded journos on Twitter, too. #wjchat
- 12:12:59 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @NHDaveH: A1 I find inspiration in the little things Today it was a family of ducks swimming near a rollover accident w/o a care #wjchat

- 12:13:11 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- A1. Biographies, typically art-related, from Michelangelo to Warhol #wjchat

- 12:13:18 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Q1: I try to find inspiration from disparate sources: music, architecture, design, theater, overheard convos, books, etc. #wjchat

- 12:13:22 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Ahem @beckiestrum RT @journtoolbox: #wjchat Q1. Inspiration from students, colleagues, friends in media and on social media/chats! #wjchat

- 12:13:24 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A1 I find inspiration in looking at what other creative people do. #wjchat

- 12:13:43 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @b_fung My fav music comes from Middle East/influences: Radio Tarifa, Ziroq, Tarkan... #wjchat

- 12:13:53 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- THIS. RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A1 I find inspiration in looking at what other creative people do. #wjchat

- 12:14:10 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- I try and get inspiration from sources way outside the tech/journo/web world. #wjchat

- 12:14:29 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A1 I love it when I have to say 'Why didn't I think of that?' And then I think how can I do something like that? #wjchat

- 12:14:43 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- RT @mdeziel: THIS. RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A1 I find inspiration in looking at what other creative people do. #wjchat
- 12:14:46 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A1 I find inspiration in looking at what other creative people do. #wjchat

- 12:15:01 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A1 I find inspiration in looking at what other creative people do. #wjchat

- 12:15:17 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: A1: Listening in on conversations, arraignment court, social media, @wjchat and FB SocJourn page #wjchat

- 12:15:32 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A1 The Internet constantly inspires me. Seth Godin's blog, @the99percent, TED talks -- lots to learn from outside newsrooms. #wjchat

- 12:15:39 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @wjchat Q1 Hokey, but I'm pretty inspired by the turnout here .. open sharing of skills, ideas. For stories: often original sources. #wjchat

- 12:16:21 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Good responses to Q1. In about two minutes, we'll keep it rollin' with Q2. #wjchat
- 12:16:53 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- +1 MT @RobinJPQ1 Hokey, but Im pretty inspired by turnout here, open sharing of skills, ideas. For stories: often original sources. #wjchat

- 12:17:03 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @wjchat original docs like SEC or EMMA .. the disclosures business and government have to make when they forget we're looking. #wjchat
- 12:17:25 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @danoshinsky I read his blog every day too #sethgodin #wjchat

- 12:17:28 AM, 6-21-12
- FromCarl (Carl Lavin)
- @wjchat @assignmentdesk1 I keep flame of curiosity burning w/ fuel from innovators at #civicmedia and other gatherings, including #wjchat.

- 12:17:43 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- Overall, my best sources of inspiration lift me above & beyond my workaday world to travel uncommon paths. Have to break w/myself! #wjchat

- 12:17:51 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- A1 Great news orgs. Mostly @wjchat and @TED_TALKS though #wjchat

- 12:18:12 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- The rollover was a gravel truck, 100 yards farther and the ducks would have been crushed. Of course I snapped pics. :) #wjchat
- 12:18:14 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @FromCarl Thanks for joining us! #wjchat

- 12:18:35 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q2: Can you teach curiosity, or are you born with it? #wjchat
- 12:18:40 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @GITANAJAVA: Overall, my best sources of inspiration lift me above & beyond my workaday world to travel uncommon paths. #wjchat
- 12:19:13 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @BeccaRoman LOVE TED talks! #wjchat
- 12:19:17 AM, 6-21-12
- aakomas (Amy Akomas)
- RT @journtoolbox: #wjchat @wjchat Mike Reilley of The Journalist's Toolbox and DePaul. Good to be back. Always teaching on Wednesdays!

- 12:19:20 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @wjchat You're born with it. Journalism school tries to teach students to go out and find stories but so many struggle #wjchat

- 12:19:22 AM, 6-21-12
- AliManzano (Alexandra Manzano)
- @WJChat "Above all, try something"-FDR. Inspiration is in experimenting. Fail/Succeed both start the creative process. #wjchat
- 12:19:28 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q2: Can you teach curiosity, or are you born with it? #wjchat

- 12:19:29 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A2 absolutely. People are life long learners. We always remain curious about the world around us. #wjchat

- 12:19:40 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A2. I don't think you can teach it, but you can nurture it. #wjchat

- 12:19:42 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat Nothing beats a naturally curious mind, but you can absolutely teach strategies for asking the right questions #wjchat
- 12:19:47 AM, 6-21-12
- aakomas (Amy Akomas)
- RT @journtoolbox: #wjchat Q1. Inspiration from students, colleagues, friends in media and on social media/chats!

- 12:20:03 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A2 I think we are all born with it. Question is how do we keep it? Keep learning? #wjchat

- 12:20:10 AM, 6-21-12
- GormoJourno (Ryan Gorman)
- Q2: Curiousity isn't a skill, its a trait, an intangible. Some people are naturally curious, some aren't. #wjchat

- 12:20:11 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A2 I think some people are born more curious than others, but great leaders can inspire new thinking. #wjchat

- 12:20:19 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Q2: Curiosity can be encouraged, perhaps taught to a degree, but I can definitely tell who's born w/it & who isn't. #wjchat

- 12:20:27 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Yeah. That's for sure. RT @NHDaveH: A2. I dont think you can teach it, but you can nurture it. #wjchat

- 12:20:32 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q2. You can try to instill a sense of curiosity. But the best ones are born with it #wjchat

- 12:20:35 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A2 (cont'd) but it's down to the individual to have the curiosity established. #wjchat
- 12:20:45 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @mdeziel @nhdaveh Can you give examples? #wjchat

- 12:20:49 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- YES! RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat A2 I think some people are born more curious than others, but great leaders can inspire new thinking. #wjchat

- 12:20:54 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- RT @mdeziel: @wjchat Nothing beats a naturally curious mind, but you can absolutely teach strategies for asking the right questions #wjchat

- 12:20:56 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- Can't go wrong with a #TEDTalk “@AssignmentDesk1: @BeccaRoman LOVE TED talks! #wjchat”

- 12:21:03 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- Ditto RT @GormoJourno: Q2: Curiousity isnt a skill, its a trait, an intangible. Some people are naturally curious, some arent. #wjchat
- 12:21:12 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat A2 I think some people are born more curious than others, but great leaders can inspire new thinking. #wjchat

- 12:21:17 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @mdeziel: @wjchat Nothing beats a naturally curious mind, but you can absolutely teach strategies for asking the right questions #wjchat

- 12:21:18 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @AssignmentDesk1 We're all born with curiosity & some artistic instinct, but for some it gets suppressed by acculturation, maybe? #wjchat

- 12:21:38 AM, 6-21-12
- PHAVZ (Fabiola )
- RT @mdeziel: @wjchat Nothing beats a naturally curious mind, but you can absolutely teach strategies for asking the right questions #wjchat

- 12:21:39 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A2 Not sure you can teach curiosity, but you can definitely help people lose their blinkers #wjchat

- 12:21:39 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- agreed“@meghan_frick: @wjchat A2 I think some people are born more curious than others, but great leaders can inspire new thinking. #wjchat”

- 12:21:49 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q2 I think it's there but it needs to be sparked by something you're interested in order to be realized #wjchat

- 12:22:08 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A2 Can it be taught? Not sure. Can it be learned? ABSOLUTELY. All it takes is a little inspiration to change everything. #wjchat

- 12:22:14 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @mdeziel: @wjchat Nothing beats a naturally curious mind, but you can absolutely teach strategies for asking the right questions #wjchat

- 12:22:16 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Teach people what questions to ask when. It's not real curiosity, but it's a close substitute at times. #wjchat
- 12:22:19 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A2 I'm with @gitanajava We'e all born with it, but do we have the courage to express & nurture? #wjchat

- 12:22:21 AM, 6-21-12
- nholdway (Neil Holdway)
- A2: The skills to get the answers are what need teaching and developing, more than the curiosity. #wjchat (I'm news editor at @dailyherald)

- 12:22:25 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @Shannybkane welcome, newbie! #wjchat

- 12:22:27 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @CadChica Can you see my #wjchat tweets in the stream?

- 12:22:48 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A2 Sadly on occasion, I think some are curious but equate curiosity with more work so turn a blind eye. #wjchat

- 12:23:13 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- You either get it or you don't - so curious I'm avoiding my deadline RT @wjchat Q2 Can you teach curiosity, or are you born with it? #wjchat

- 12:23:17 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @GITANAJAVA Any "training" in creativity is more about re-granting oneself permission to be creative, explore, colour outside lines. #wjchat

- 12:23:23 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @AssignmentDesk1 "Think Like an Editor" by Steve & Emilie Davis is based on the idea that good editors can help cultivate curiosity #wjchat

- 12:23:33 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- A2 Curiosity is an organic/natural process. It needs to build & grow, and other people can certainly help instill it to some degree. #wjchat
- 12:23:46 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @danoshinsky A2 Can it be taught? Not sure. Can it be learned? ABSOLUTELY. All it takes is a little inspiration 2 change evrythg. #wjchat

- 12:23:47 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A2 Sadly on occasion, I think some are curious but equate curiosity with more work so turn a blind eye. #wjchat

- 12:24:05 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @wjchat A2. Babies are curious about things. Teenagers are curious about OTHER things. Digital journos are professionally curious. #wjchat

- 12:24:16 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- Thanks! You inspired me “@amartinmedia: @Shannybkane welcome, newbie! #wjchat”

- 12:24:25 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A2 I think (poor forms of) education beats the curiosity out of kids. They're taught to answer test questions not learn #wjchat

- 12:24:26 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I've been reading it for a graduate course & it's providing tools & strategies for knowing which questions to ask #wjchat

- 12:24:32 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q2. "What would you want to know if you were the reader?" seems like a good way to get young journos going. #wjchat

- 12:25:15 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Getting ready to tweet Q3 here in about two minutes! You'll like this next one... #wjchat
- 12:26:06 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @mdeziel "Think Like an Editor" by Steve & Emilie Davis is based on the idea that good editors can help cultivate curiosity #wjchat

- 12:26:09 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- “Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.” The key is remaining curious in tedious times #wjchat

- 12:26:09 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat RT "@acsbaum: @mdeziel @AssignmentDesk1 GREAT book. It's on my desk right now." I'm telling you, this book is good! #wjchat

- 12:26:26 AM, 6-21-12
- wangwawang (Alice Wang)
- @wjchat A1 When I'm out and about interacting with diff people and have an extended period of time to let my mind wander #wjchat

- 12:26:40 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @wjchat Q2 You can't teach curiosity, but you CAN remind people to identify it and do something with it. Stop, drop and explore. #wjchat

- 12:26:48 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- @wjchat A2 You can encourage curiosity where you see it, and demonstrate it where you don't. It doesn't hurt to be supportive. #wjchat
- 12:26:51 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @StuGoulden: “Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.” The key is remaining curious in tedious times #wjchat

- 12:26:59 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- RT @StuGoulden: “Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.” The key is remaining curious in tedious times #wjchat

- 12:27:18 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- So true. :( MT @DJBentley: A2 I think (poor forms of) education beats curiosity out of kids. Theyre taught to answer test questions #wjchat
- 12:27:26 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @BeccaRoman Great point. Nothing beats a good example. #wjchat

- 12:27:29 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat
- 12:27:42 AM, 6-21-12
- amysimons (Amy Simons)
- I like that... Might have to borrow... MT @RobinJP: @wjchat Q2 Stop, drop and explore. #wjchat

- 12:27:43 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat
- 12:28:02 AM, 6-21-12
- Trentonian (Trentonian)
- Q3. It's on Twitter? It's on FB? Oh, Sh-t! Better find out what *THIS* is about ... #wjchat

- 12:28:03 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q3. It's on Twitter? It's on FB? Oh, Sh-t! Better find out what *THIS* is about ... #wjchat
- 12:28:19 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat

- 12:28:39 AM, 6-21-12
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat

- 12:28:41 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @amysimons Made it up on the spot. Let's film some stop, drop and explore drills. #wjchat

- 12:28:43 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat

- 12:28:49 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat

- 12:28:57 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A3 140 characters are not enough to answer that question! Influenced by so much, so many people! #wjchat

- 12:29:01 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- It was like getting laser eye surgery -- intense vision RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat

- 12:29:03 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- A3 I'd say it's broadened AND deepened my interests. Esp. w Twitter as my "newswire," I can learn much more - and more often. #wjchat

- 12:29:05 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A3. It's given me more avenues to explore things I find curious. #wjchat

- 12:29:18 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A3: It has made available to me information that I'd never think seek out on my own; made me unafraid to explore new things #wjchat

- 12:29:26 AM, 6-21-12
- aschweig (Adam Schweigert)
- @wjchat A3: social media has definitely peaked my interest in ebooks about horses. #wjchat

- 12:29:32 AM, 6-21-12
- TdoubleB (Tanya Ballard Brown)
- RT @wjchat: Q3: How has social media influenced what you're curious about? #wjchat
- 12:29:33 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q3 It took me down rabbit holes I never knew existed. And I love it. Apps, websites, video, blogs, photos etc. #wjchat

- 12:29:36 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q3 It's made it a little easier to meet new people, read about new ideas. #wjchat

- 12:29:50 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A3 (part 2/2) What I've observed and the results of the conversations expand my curiosity on many topics. #wjchat

- 12:29:55 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A3 If two or more people mention the same thing and I don't know what it is, I have to find out. I'll end up on Wikipedia for hours. #wjchat

- 12:29:56 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- It also gives me a lot more to be curious about. It also somewhat cultivates ADD as I see so much at a faster pace. #wjchat
- 12:30:04 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A3 RT @adampopescu: It was like getting laser eye surgery -- intense vision #wjchat

- 12:30:07 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q3. It made me excited for @cadchica's daily athlete birthdays. #wjchat

- 12:30:09 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- Hahahaha! "@Trentonian: Q3. It's on Twitter? It's on FB? Oh, Sh-t! Better find out what *THIS* is about ... #wjchat"

- 12:30:21 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A3 Brought me to more news sites & made me way more curious about digital/multimedia, after seeing how well it's being done. #wjchat

- 12:30:22 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- and I often get lost in #Youtubeland #wjchat

- 12:30:23 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A3 (part 1/2) I've been able to meet interesting people and have a conversation with them on many things, esp journalism. #wjchat

- 12:30:24 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @wjchat SM is diverting, I change directions faster b/c of it, it supplements my investigative nature, but hasn't altered its foci. #wjchat

- 12:30:34 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @wjchat A3. Social platforms pour gasoline on anyone's curiosity flame. Harnessing it is the trick to making it work for you. #wjchat

- 12:30:41 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A3 Social media has helped me be more curious because there's so much more to explore! So easy to ask questions/get feedack! #wjchat

- 12:30:43 AM, 6-21-12
- nholdway (Neil Holdway)
- A3: It's simply put more material out there, easily, to be curious about. Like more breadcrumbs for birds. More paper bags for cats. #wjchat

- 12:30:45 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Twitter/FB make me curious about what others are reading/doing. Tumblr/Instagram make me curious about what others are seeing. #wjchat

- 12:30:50 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Q3 It took me down rabbit holes I never knew existed. And I love it. Apps, websites, video, blogs, photos etc. #wjchat
- 12:30:51 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @DJBentley: A3 If two or more people mention the same thing and I dont know what it is, I have to find out. #wjchat

- 12:30:58 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A3 Most everything I've done with entrepreneurship has been a result of ideas/relationships that started on Twitter. #wjchat

- 12:31:14 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A3 *feedback lol #wjchat

- 12:31:15 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat Q3: tips me off on what I need to check out in the industry, local, regional, global news; story ideas. Key: follow smart people

- 12:31:20 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- A3. It's a constant source of brainfood and a great means of exchanging/exploring ideas with others #wjchat
- 12:31:28 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @amartinmedia Great point. Can be a total distraction. #wjchat

- 12:31:32 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- RT @StuGoulden: A3. It's a constant source of brainfood and a great means of exchanging/exploring ideas with others #wjchat

- 12:31:46 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Never a distraction. #wjchat
- 12:32:02 AM, 6-21-12
- aakomas (Amy Akomas)
- RT @journtoolbox: #wjchat Q3: tips me off on what I need to check out in the industry, local, regional, global news; story ideas. Key: follow smart people

- 12:32:03 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @AssignmentDesk1 social media's done a lot in a short amount of time. It's fascinating. #wjchat

- 12:32:07 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- SM expands lots of horizons, but it's also self-restrictive: I only follow ppl I like so I only get content similar to my interests. #wjchat

- 12:32:08 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Q3 It took me down rabbit holes I never knew existed. And I love it. Apps, websites, video, blogs, photos etc. #wjchat

- 12:32:13 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @nholdway More breadcrumb trails for Hansel & Gretl, but they're still en route to the witch's cottage? ;-) #wjchat

- 12:32:19 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A3 If Twitter was to shut down, I have no idea where I'd turn for new ideas. #wjchat

- 12:32:32 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat Q3: Key to curiosity and social media: listen!

- 12:32:37 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @danoshinsky Google+ and FB #wjchat

- 12:32:51 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- RT @danoshinsky: @wjchat A3 If Twitter was to shut down, I have no idea where I'd turn for new ideas. #wjchat
- 12:33:01 AM, 6-21-12
- garethoconnor (Gareth O'Connor)
- hello #wjchat Gareth from @Storyful checking in. @wjchat
- 12:33:22 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @alexvlf It sure is. And a bit terrifying. #wjchat

- 12:33:28 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- A3 When organized with a certain intent, social media feeds can present info far more effectively than many other learning methods. #wjchat

- 12:33:34 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @danoshinsky: @wjchat A3 If Twitter was to shut down, I have no idea where I'd turn for new ideas. #wjchat

- 12:33:45 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @danoshinsky Not to mention the 100 other SM feeds: pinterest, Storify, etc. #wjchat

- 12:33:46 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- @aschweig The latest update, in case you missed it: "How to write like a professional food". (@horse_ebooks) #inspiring #wjchat

- 12:34:01 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Getting ready to post Q4 here in about two minutes or so... #wjchat
- 12:34:06 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @ericsandy Is that organization up to you, or the platform? #wjchat

- 12:34:06 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Absolutely. You can, and likely will, find yourself on an entirely different subject before you're done #wjchat

- 12:34:10 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- @wjchat #SocialMedia makes me more curious by introducing me to people & ideas online that I wouldn't have known otherwise. #wjchat #smckc

- 12:34:37 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @danoshinsky you could go out into the world :) #wjchat

- 12:34:38 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @incrediblekulk Actually, I hardly use FB, and never G+. I've put everything into Twitter. For me, it's a matter of focus. #wjchat.

- 12:34:43 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- FB, G+, pinterest, instagram etc RT @danoshinsky: @wjchat A3 If Twitter was to shut down, I have no idea where Id turn for new ideas #wjchat

- 12:34:57 AM, 6-21-12
- BeccaRoman (Rebecca Roman )
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: @BeccaRoman Great point. Nothing beats a good example. #wjchat

- 12:35:01 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- I'd say it falls more to the user. RT @AssignmentDesk1: @ericsandy Is that organization up to you, or the platform? #wjchat

- 12:35:08 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @danoshinsky Other baskets (of info) are important, too, just in case #wjchat

- 12:35:12 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @AssignmentDesk1 it certainly must benefit, the amount of ideas exchanged, especially on stories where information is restricted. #wjchat

- 12:35:38 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:35:40 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @danoshinsky @wjchat same rule goes for all of them. #wjchat

- 12:35:40 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @NHDaveH To me, Pinterest is more like a "save for later" idea machine. Twitter tends to be more actionable, for me anyway. #wjchat

- 12:35:51 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A3 Sometimes though, social media closes me in. Forget to reach out beyond my core interests. #wjchat
- 12:36:08 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:36:11 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @DJBentley Whoa, whoa -- go outside? In this heat? No chance. :-) #wjchat

- 12:36:15 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A3 I've grown more curious about other people's media diets and how they differ from my own. #wjchat

- 12:36:22 AM, 6-21-12
- acsbaum (Amy Schellenbaum)
- @wjchat A3 B/C Twitter candidly reveals the passions of ppl I admire, I'm curious about topics I wouldn't have been eager to read. #wjchat

- 12:36:24 AM, 6-21-12
- aschweig (Adam Schweigert)
- I just used "peaked" when I meant "piqued," good thing I didn't make that joke about typos directly after. (sorry #wjchat)

- 12:36:25 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Exactly! MT @ericsandy: A3 When organized, social media feeds can present info more effectively than other learning methods. #wjchat

- 12:36:32 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat A3 Sometimes though, social media closes me in. Forget to reach out beyond my core interests. #wjchat

- 12:36:35 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Unfortunately, laptop's about to die -- may check in on mobile in a bit, but I'll say goodbye just in case! #wjchat

- 12:36:46 AM, 6-21-12
- nholdway (Neil Holdway)
- Good point. RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat A3 Sometimes though, social media closes me in. Forget to reach out beyond my core interests. #wjchat

- 12:36:57 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- When did it not? RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:37:11 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:37:12 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @wjchat LOL -- better question: when *didn't* it? ;-) #wjchat

- 12:37:27 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Are we journs naturally nosy? @wjchat @assignmentdesk1 #wjchat

- 12:37:29 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- I'll also say for Q3: SM made me curious about quick hits, but hampered my ability to dive deep into longer pieces. Working on it! #wjchat

- 12:37:30 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A4. I live out of the area I cover, but I found a website that will let me listen to the police scanner while at home. continued... #wjchat

- 12:37:32 AM, 6-21-12
- ProducerMatthew (Matthew Keys)
- @WJChat Too many to count. On both accounts. Curiosity and social media are always giving me scoops, getting me in trouble. #wjchat

- 12:37:40 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Basically. RT @adampopescu: When did it not? RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:37:50 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Yep. :) RT @GITANAJAVA: @wjchat LOL -- better question: when *didnt* it? ;-) #wjchat
- 12:37:58 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A4 At arraignment court for delayed case, ran into two other story ideas w/ @terifigueroanct #wjchat

- 12:38:10 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: A4 At arraignment court for delayed case, ran into two other story ideas w/ @terifigueroanct #wjchat

- 12:38:14 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A4(2) So last night I was listening, and hear a shooting reported at a Walmart in my coverage zone, ended up being fatal. #wjchat
- 12:38:26 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @adampopescu That's always my excuse..."What did you expect? I'm a journalist!" #wjchat

- 12:38:28 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- Pretty much. RT @adampopescu When did it not? RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:38:38 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @incrediblekulk Agreed. Weirdly, I'm a big fan of books. Sometimes even in physical, non-Kindle form. Excellent source of ideas. #wjchat
- 12:38:38 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @adampopescu: When did it not? RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:38:41 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @alexvlf Absolutely. Without focus, your work/curiosity will suffer. #wjchat

- 12:38:45 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q4. Not sure it got me the big scoop (yet) but allowed me to do this last Friday. walk into heart of darkness http://t.co/t7Ulkctu #wjchat

- 12:38:55 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A4(3) So even though we are a weekly, and don't staff the night shift, we broke the story before everyone. #wjchat

- 12:39:07 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @adampopescu @wjchat I think so! I was curious long before I was a journalist! I used to ask questions & annoy people all the time! #wjchat

- 12:39:36 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q4 it's been helpful too many times to count #wjchat

- 12:39:52 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- Excited one of my #Atlanta journos @assignmentdesk1 is hosting #wjchat tonight!! *waves* hey neighbor!!

- 12:39:54 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat q4. Curiosity (and competition) led to many scoops as a young LA Times reporter.Curiosity always gets us in trouble.Just ask George!

- 12:39:58 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q4. Curiosity gets folks a tad pissed at me in personal settings cuz I ask so many ???'s #wjchat
- 12:40:04 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @NHDaveH Great example! #wjchat

- 12:40:12 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q4. Instead of just having a normal chat. #wjchat

- 12:40:15 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat A3 Sometimes though, social media closes me in. Forget to reach out beyond my core interests. #wjchat

- 12:40:29 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @incrediblekulk Ha! Thank you my friend. #wjchat

- 12:40:48 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A4 Being curious, doing things with no motive or intent, has often ended in serendipity #wjchat

- 12:41:00 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- Keep asking!! “@incrediblekulk: Q4. Curiosity gets folks a tad pissed at me in personal settings cuz I ask so many ???'s #wjchat”

- 12:41:13 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- MT @LiciBev: @adampopescu @wjchat I think so! I was curious long before I was a ___! I asked questions/annoyed people all the time! #wjchat

- 12:41:13 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- We're breaking out the Mad Libs for Q5, coming up in two minutes. #wjchat

- 12:41:14 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- haha Ditto RT @incrediblekulk: Q4. Curiosity gets folks a tad pissed at me in personal settings cuz I ask so many ???s #wjchat
- 12:41:36 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @incrediblekulk Do you have a sense you are asking too many q's? Or does it always surprise you? #wjchat

- 12:41:59 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- RT @wjchat: Q4: When did being curious land you a big scoop/get you into trouble? #wjchat

- 12:42:02 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Don't touch that button - which one, the publish button? #Oopsy @assignmentdesk1 @wjchat @licibev #wjchat

- 12:42:21 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A4: Curiosity led my investigative class with @acsbaum to write several stories about alcohol-related boating deaths in CT #wjchat

- 12:42:43 AM, 6-21-12
- no1jenn (Jenn Sheppard)
- Or curious @adampopescu: Are we journs naturally nosy? @wjchat @assignmentdesk1 #wjchat

- 12:42:48 AM, 6-21-12
- tdwoodhead (Tom Woodhead)
- @DJBentley remember when that film Serendipity came out and then everyone suddenly knew what serendipity was? #wjchat

- 12:42:50 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I have the sense but I've had people mention that I ask a lot of ??'s in just normal chats. #wjchat
- 12:42:55 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @adampopescu Srsly. That's how you learn what NOT to do. #wjchat

- 12:43:02 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q5: Fill in the blank: "__________ always piques my curiosity." #wjchat

- 12:43:08 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Dunno abt @incrediblekulk, but I'm always surprised, wondering why no1 else thought to ask Q's. #wjchat

- 12:43:17 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Life ... #wjchat

- 12:43:23 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. People ... #wjchat

- 12:43:29 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- @incrediblekulk I agree, I hear the phrase "off the record" morning, noon, and night now, in all manner of contexts #wjchat

- 12:43:34 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- Sometimes I find myself "interviewing" friends when we are catching up after a few weeks/months. Just a habit I fall into. #wjchat

- 12:44:00 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat Yes, THIS MT @StuGoulden: I hear the phrase "off the record" morning, noon, and night now, in all manner of contexts #wjchat

- 12:44:04 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @wjchat A5: "Sports news always piques my curiosity." #wjchat

- 12:44:09 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A5. People #wjchat

- 12:44:27 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Sports and the insanity of fandom. #wjchat

- 12:44:34 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Is this a PG audience...or... RT @wjchat Q5: Fill in the blank: "__________" always piques my curiosity. #wjchat

- 12:44:41 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- @wjchat My Twitter stream piques my curiosity of course! #wjchat

- 12:44:43 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A5 everything really #wjchat

- 12:44:52 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A5 Secrecy. Whispering. Executive sessions. Closed docs. #wjchat

- 12:44:54 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A5 Being told "no"… #wjchat

- 12:44:54 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Not knowing how to find a piece of information RT @wjchat: Q5: Fill in the blank: "__________ always piques my curiosity." #wjchat

- 12:44:54 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q5 "I can't talk about it right now..." #wjchat

- 12:44:56 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @wjchat Contradictions and stray remarks stimulate my investigative nature. "Wonder what he meant by that?" stuff sets my meter off. #wjchat

- 12:45:05 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- "The silence in-between press releases always piques my curiosity." #wjchat

- 12:45:10 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @NHDaveH: A5 everything really #wjchat

- 12:45:20 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A5 I like to know why people do what they do, so the human condition I guess. #wjchat

- 12:45:24 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- For sure. RT @TauhidChappell: @wjchat My Twitter stream piques my curiosity of course! #wjchat

- 12:46:01 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- The lack of comments from a public official #wjchat
- 12:46:02 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A5 The sense that there is more to the story #wjchat

- 12:46:06 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @TauhidChappell: @wjchat My Twitter stream piques my curiosity of course! #wjchat

- 12:46:13 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @wjchat A5. Tweetdeck always piques my curiosity. If you use Hootsuite, we can't be friends. (not really, but kinda) #wjchat

- 12:46:17 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Octomom #wjchat

- 12:46:26 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- @wjchat reading one side of a conversation on Twitter #wjchat

- 12:46:30 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A5. Trends also. You can get a brief idea of what people are thinking through these trends. #wjchat

- 12:46:38 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat Q5 an unfamiliar word or name #wjchat

- 12:46:43 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Interview answers that sound a little off. #wjchat (said goodbye a little prematurely...)

- 12:46:44 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: A5 The sense that there is more to the story #wjchat

- 12:46:50 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @GITANAJAVA Good example of "contradictions & stray remarks", see the M-soft "Surface" teleconference transcript. Fascinating! #wjchat

- 12:46:54 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @meghan_frick: @wjchat Interview answers that sound a little off. #wjchat (said goodbye a little prematurely...)

- 12:46:56 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Every. Time. RT @Shannybkane: @wjchat reading one side of a conversation on Twitter #wjchat

- 12:47:00 AM, 6-21-12
- paulbharrison (Paul Harrison)
- @wjchat A5: Time, being pragmatic, lack of money, bills to pay and people saying 'that's good but... no'. #wjchat

- 12:47:00 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Always trust that journo sense! RT @AssignmentDesk1: A5 The sense that there is more to the story #wjchat

- 12:47:04 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @amartinmedia I'm a hootsuite and you're a tweetdeck.... #wjchat
- 12:47:08 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Yes. RT @acnatta Q5 "I can't talk about it right now..." #wjchat

- 12:47:16 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @wjchat A5. A strange hashtag. Like #fastandfurious today. Not Paul Walker or Vin Diesel related. At. All. #wjchat

- 12:47:23 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- Yes. RT @AssignmentDesk1 A5 The sense that there is more to the story #wjchat

- 12:47:23 AM, 6-21-12
- rachelcstella (Rachel C Stella)
- @wjchat People hiding information piques my curiosity. #wjchat

- 12:47:25 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Why TweetDeck on Droid all of a sudden stinks. #wjchat

- 12:47:46 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @NHDaveH I stand by my initial statment. #teamTweetdeck #wjchat

- 12:47:57 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- RT @AP: BREAKING: Publicist: Artist LeRoy Neiman, official painter of 5 Olympiads, dies in NY at age 91 #wjchat

- 12:47:57 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A5 Mention of a new technology or digital service. Anyone in authority giving the impression "they know best" #wjchat

- 12:47:58 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A5 Anything involving behavioral data. We're just learning what collectives can teach us. Twitter's a great example. #wjchat

- 12:48:06 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- Agreed. RT @mdeziel: @wjchat Q5 an unfamiliar word or name #wjchat

- 12:48:07 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- RT @jontalton @wjchat I read best journalists, columnists, including from the past, try to learn from them. Surprised more don't #wjchat

- 12:48:16 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @incrediblekulk try TweakDeck - improved version of the TweetDeck Android app #wjchat
- 12:48:22 AM, 6-21-12
- Trentonian (Trentonian)
- RT @incrediblekulk: RT @AP: BREAKING: Publicist: Artist LeRoy Neiman, official painter of 5 Olympiads, dies in NY at age 91 #wjchat

- 12:48:26 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- yes! “@amartinmedia: @wjchat A5. A strange hashtag. Like #fastandfurious today. Not Paul Walker or Vin Diesel related. At. All. #wjchat”

- 12:48:31 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @Shannybkane Good one! Although, I'm occasionally disappointed the "real" half isn't as good as what I'd imagined. :-/ #wjchat

- 12:48:36 AM, 6-21-12
- PHAVZ (Fabiola )
- A5 Whenever I don't get a straight answer always piques my curiosity and how other journos do their work #wjchat
- 12:48:44 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Yep! Like @jeremyshockey fight RT @Shannybkane: @wjchat reading one side of a conversation on Twitter #wjchat

- 12:48:45 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A5 Watching humans interact with computers. Never stops fascinating me and wanting to find out more about why we do the things we do #wjchat

- 12:48:52 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- @wjchat @assignmentdesk1 Seriously, people caring about what they do, passion for life, honesty, that's what piques my interest. A5 #wjchat

- 12:49:05 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @amartinmedia I use both. Hootsuite from the computer, and tweetdeck from my phone. #wjchat

- 12:49:20 AM, 6-21-12
- tiffsterr (Tiffany Felicienne)
- Q5 - People avoiding answering a direct question. #wjchat

- 12:49:57 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A5 Also, tweeted links with no commentary appended. #wjchat

- 12:50:08 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q6 in one minute! #wjchat

- 12:50:18 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Amen! RT @tiffsterr: Q5 - People avoiding answering a direct question. #wjchat
- 12:50:32 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @b_fung: @wjchat A5 Anything involving behavioral data. Were just learning what collectives can teach us. Twitters a gr8 example. #wjchat

- 12:50:38 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Two outs in the 9th inning of a no-hitter. #wjchat

- 12:51:05 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A5 Tatoos. Whenever I see someone with a tattoo, I want to know the story. #wjchat

- 12:51:05 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q6: How can you budget resources to foster your personal curiosity? #wjchat

- 12:51:20 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- Why twitter chose 140 characters and not say 150, or 200 etc. But that one just now popped into my head and now I must find out. #wjchat

- 12:51:46 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- RT @currybet: A5 Mention of a new technology or digital service. Anyone in authority giving the impression "they know best" #wjchat

- 12:51:59 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @PHAVZ You're an exception to the rule until you choose your allegiance! #teamTweetdeck #wjchat

- 12:51:59 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @NHDaveH There's always Menshn... http://t.co/wGhyC4Gf #wjchat

- 12:52:17 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A6, find ways to make your personal curiosities fit into your organization's needs. Two birds, one stone, er, story. #wjchat

- 12:52:19 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- @wjchat Coming in late. Curiosity is one of the indispensable qualities of all journalists. "What's that over there?" #wjchat

- 12:52:25 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Buy used books, ask questions, attend free seminars RT @wjchat: Q6: How can you budget resources to foster your personal curiosity? #wjchat
- 12:52:30 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Ha. Yes. Like @cadchica RT @incrediblekulk: Q5. Two outs in the 9th inning of a no-hitter. #wjchat

- 12:52:43 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- Loundy in the house! RT @MarkLoundy: @wjchat Coming in late. Curiosity is one of the indispensable qualities of all journalists. #wjchat
- 12:52:46 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q6: How can you budget resources to foster your personal curiosity? #wjchat

- 12:53:05 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @mdeziel Then boy do I have a couple of tales for you. lol. #wjchat

- 12:53:16 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @NHDaveH Tweets are 140 characters because the system was designed with SMS in mind #wjchat

- 12:53:46 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- ... something new every day. RT @DJBentley: @NHDaveH Tweets are 140 characters because the system was designed with SMS in mind #wjchat

- 12:53:48 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Q6 Allow time to read, watch and consume what you want to read, watch and consume. Doesn't always have to be work. #wjchat

- 12:54:08 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- And never sleep! MT @adampopescu: Buy used books, ask questions, attend free seminars @wjchat A6 #wjchat

- 12:54:28 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q6 allow yourself to step away from the technology for a while to let things process #wjchat

- 12:54:41 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A6 simple: don't make it all work related. Stay curious in personal and professional life. #wjchat
- 12:54:47 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A6 All kinds of things! Free webinars, teach a class to seniors or kids, read carefully, learn an unrelated hobby. #wjchat

- 12:54:51 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q6. Hard to put down the digi-toys, but reading the pulp is crucial. #wjchat

- 12:54:52 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A6 That's where tools like @Pocket & @readability come in. See interesting stuff, bookmark it. Then find time for it later. #wjchat

- 12:54:53 AM, 6-21-12
- tiffsterr (Tiffany Felicienne)
- Q6 - Be a late adopter... may save time and money not jumping on every new cool thingy. #wjchat

- 12:54:54 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A6. I struggle to do this, it's hard for me to stop working. #wjchat

- 12:54:54 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @alexvlf: @wjchat A6 simple: don't make it all work related. Stay curious in personal and professional life. #wjchat

- 12:55:24 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q6. My bane: never stop being on the clock @nhdaveh #wjchat

- 12:55:25 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @DJBentley ZBut SMS is 160 characters. #wjchat
- 12:55:42 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Yes. RT @acnatta: Q6 allow yourself to step away from the technology for a while to let things process #wjchat

- 12:55:44 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I'm very indulgent of my curiosities and question. For me, it might be more abt when/where to practice restraint. #wjchat
- 12:55:55 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Interesting! RT @tiffsterr: Q6 - Be a late adopter... may save time and money not jumping on every new cool thingy. #wjchat
- 12:55:57 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- Q6 I try to section reading habits: mornings for papers, lunch for magazines, tweets throughout the workday and books for evening. #wjchat

- 12:56:12 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- Cosign. RT @incrediblekulk: Q6. My bane: never stop being on the clock @nhdaveh #wjchat

- 12:56:12 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat An aside: it's remarkable how often "curiosity" devolves into "ooh, shiny things!" (With politics reporting, at least.) #wjchat

- 12:56:46 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- "@martyswant section reading habits: mornings for papers, lunch for magazines, tweets throughout the workday and books for evening" #wjchat

- 12:56:47 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A6 I try to find multiple uses for my resources. Make a few things work for many things. :) #wjchat

- 12:56:55 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q6. Tweets all day. Anything paper when I can. FB between. Human interaction always. #wjchat

- 12:57:06 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- “@b_fung: @wjchat An aside: it's remarkable how often "curiosity" devolves into "ooh, shiny things!" (With politics reporting) #wjchat”

- 12:57:30 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- @wjchat Q6 use free software when you can. #wjchat
- 12:57:37 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @b_fung Why do you think that happens? Discipline? #wjchat

- 12:57:42 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @incrediblekulk I know, you're always posting on social media. I see because I am there consuming it. #wjchat

- 12:57:47 AM, 6-21-12
- wangwawang (Alice Wang)
- @wjchat A6 Instead of going on tourist vacation, save up for an investigative journo trip to explore an issue that interests you #wjchat

- 12:58:01 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @tiffsterr I agree. It's a balance, but if you give it even a couple of weeks/months, you can save yourself energy you don't have. #wjchat

- 12:58:13 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q6. #SingleJournalist (#Probably4Life). @nhdaveh #wjchat

- 12:58:15 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I think it's a combination of the length of the election cycle & consistency of candidates' messages. (1/2) #wjchat

- 12:58:30 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- A6. Use the "favourite tweet" function during normal working hours, otherwise you'll constantly be distracted #wjchat
- 12:58:31 AM, 6-21-12
- Manolo (Manolo Espinosa)
- @wjchat A6 read what you'd normally skip over. do something you're not sure about. eat lots of green chile. (Sorry, in NM t'day! ) #wjchat

- 12:58:32 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- I can be curious about how my lunch was made, why the building I'm in is built like this, the history behind the car I drive... #wjchat
- 12:58:38 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @wangwawang: A6 Instead of going on tourist vaca, save up for an investigative journo trip to explore an issue that interests you #wjchat

- 12:58:55 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @martyswant I like this idea a lot. Might have to try it. How strictly do you stick with it? #wjchat

- 12:59:00 AM, 6-21-12
- PHAVZ (Fabiola )
- A6 Making clear objectives, determining priorities, and treating work like the rest of my life and my life like my work #wjchat

- 12:59:06 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Since "nothing happens," boredom sets in and normal curiosity gets derailed. Gaffes own the day. #wjchat

- 12:59:08 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- @NHDaveH 20 characters were reserved for usernames when you received messages via SMS #wjchat

- 12:59:27 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q7 coming up in 60 seconds(ish)! #wjchat

- 12:59:48 AM, 6-21-12
- Storyful (Storyful)
- @wjchat hello there, we're following the conversation #wjchat

- 12:59:59 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- #wjchat RT @ladailynews: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buying 98 percent of Hawaiian island of Lanai http://t.co/udWfs0rj

- 01:00:09 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- .@wangwawang Dunno about "instead of." I think time off/vacation time is crucial processing time in your subconscious. #wjchat

- 01:00:10 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- Best advice ever was from law prof, re issue of dead ends/leads: walk away, take your eyes/mind off, do fun stuff. It's gestating! #wjchat
- 01:00:12 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @PHAVZ: A6 Making clear objectives, determining priorities, and treating work like the rest of my life and my life like my work #wjchat

- 01:00:15 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- @Storyful We <3 you. #wjchat

- 01:00:16 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A6 Find ways to turn day-to-day process into content, i.e. links I favourite on Twitter become a weekly reading list blog post #wjchat

- 01:00:32 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. How much money, including cents, is Ellison paying for that island? #wjchat. $38,282,142 ... and 48 cents! #wjchat

- 01:01:01 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Nice. MT @SuzanneYadaChat: can be curious about how lunch was made, why the building Im in is built, history behind car I drive... #wjchat

- 01:01:11 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @incrediblekulk On a side note, I saw one of your print edition a few weeks ago, didn't realize you were a tab, I liked it. #wjchat

- 01:01:15 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Anyone read "Imagine" by Jonah Lehrer? I agree w/his point that creativity happens when we observe/analyze, then NOT think about it. #wjchat

- 01:01:35 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. What's a death row prisoner *REALLY* thinking during his last meal? #wjchat
- 01:01:41 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @currybet: A6 Find ways to turn day-to-day process into content, i.e. links I fav on Twitter become a weekly reading list #wjchat

- 01:02:08 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q7 What are some other traits you find successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:02:31 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q7. Bullshit meters #wjchat
- 01:02:37 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 What are some other traits you find successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:02:53 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A7 Excellent communication and inter-personal skills. #wjchat

- 01:02:56 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Curiosity. Determination. RT @wjchat: Q7 What are some other traits you find successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:03:08 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Q7 Determination. Stick-with-it-ness. That's what every successful creative professional must have, even more so than, ahem, talent. #wjchat

- 01:03:14 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @wjchat Q7. Successful journalists have great bullshit-ometers. #wjchat

- 01:03:15 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A7 Chutzpah #wjchat

- 01:03:19 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- RT @incrediblekulk: Q7. Bullshit meters #wjchat

- 01:03:22 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- @wjchat get answers on their own instead of asking someone else to do it for them #wjchat

- 01:03:31 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- A drive and a vision. And a willingness to work to get there. MT @wjchat: Q7 What are other traits successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:03:35 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A7 part 2: Also are driven. #wjchat

- 01:03:37 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q7. Ability to digest "War and Peace" then "tweet" the lede. #wjchat

- 01:03:45 AM, 6-21-12
- TauhidChappell (Tauhid Chappell)
- Battery is dying need to go!Thanks for hosting @AssignmentDesk1 & @producermatthew for wearing the @wjchat mask.Great chat everyone. #wjchat

- 01:03:58 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- a7 Patience, creativity, conceal carry permits #wjchat

- 01:04:00 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A7 The ability to listen with their ears and their minds. Tenacity. Courage. #wjchat
- 01:04:01 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q7: Tact, empathy, compassion. Determination, focus, confidence. All mixed with open-mindedness. Like you guys. #wjchat

- 01:04:09 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @amartinmedia Great answer. #wjchat

- 01:04:11 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- RT @CadChica: @amartinmedia Great answer. #wjchat

- 01:04:12 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- That's not an insult, but it's true! Determination > talent, which makes it liberating bc you're not relying on creative juices 24/7 #wjchat
- 01:04:27 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @TauhidChappell Have a great night! Thanks for your tweets #wjchat

- 01:04:35 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q7: I find most successful journalists aren't exactly sweethearts. That's what makes them awesome :-) #wjchat

- 01:04:40 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- #wjchat Q7: Listener, skeptical, analytical. Motivated, offbeat sense of humor, strong work ethic, intrepid.

- 01:04:42 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- RT @amartinmedia: Drive, vision, and willingness to work to get there... MT @wjchat: What traits do successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:04:49 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Tact is one thing I need more of... just saying. #wjchat

- 01:04:55 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat A7 Successful journalists are unafraid to ask questions, and willing to keep working until they find the answer. #wjchat

- 01:05:02 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A7 They're all contradictions -- adaptable/consistent, skeptical/optimistic, etc. #wjchat

- 01:05:06 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- @TauhidChappell Same here, cheers all 'round. Cin, cin! #wjchat

- 01:05:08 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A7 Transparency and a willingness to admit when you're wrong. #wjchat

- 01:05:22 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- A general knowledge of yiddish doesn't hurt, either. RT @DJBentley: A7 Chutzpah #wjchat

- 01:05:25 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q7. Another bane of mine: lack of tact sometimes @nhdaveh #wjchat

- 01:05:34 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @CadChica Thanks! Long time, no Tweet! Hope all is well! #wjchat

- 01:05:42 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- “@SuzanneYadaChat: Determination > talent, which makes it liberating bc you're not relying on creative juices 24/7 #wjchat”

- 01:05:43 AM, 6-21-12
- billiegirltoo (billiegirltoo)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7: I find most successful journalists aren't exactly sweethearts. That's what makes them awesome :-) #wjchat

- 01:05:49 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @b_fung: @wjchat A7 Transparency and a willingness to admit when you're wrong. #wjchat

- 01:05:52 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- @wjchat Plug: While @ivanlajara is away next week, I'll be moderating #DFMchat next Wed at 12 ET. Post suggested topics and Qs here. #wjchat

- 01:06:05 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- “@mdeziel: @wjchat A7 Successful journalists are unafraid to ask questions, and willing to keep working until they find the answer #wjchat

- 01:06:06 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- Q7: Successful journalists have grasped the concept of facilitating a conversation, not just broadcasting a message @wjchat #wjchat

- 01:06:11 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Ability to listen, communicate, humanize, translate ideas RT @wjchat Q7 What are some other traits you find successful journs have? #wjchat

- 01:06:16 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @NHDaveH I love Trentonian TV. And El Latino TV en Vivo! They're my babies. #wjchat

- 01:06:27 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- RT @danoshinsky: A general knowledge of yiddish doesn't hurt, either. RT @DJBentley: A7 Chutzpah #wjchat
- 01:06:39 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @b_fung: @wjchat A7 Transparency and a willingness to admit when youre wrong. #wjchat

- 01:06:40 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @amartinmedia You're welcome. Things are well. Added 2 more stations to my work...keeps me busy. How are you? #wjchat

- 01:06:46 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Yes. MT @mdeziel: @wjchat A7 Successful journalists are unafraid to ask questions & keep working until they find the answer. #wjchat

- 01:06:46 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q7 If people think you're a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:07:02 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @billiegirltoo So you're saying I'll be successful because I'm sort of an a**hole? #wjchat
- 01:07:02 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- Q7 Avoiding distraction, never forgetting the humanity in a story, vulnerability in conversation (even with sources/readers) #wjchat

- 01:07:13 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think you're a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:07:13 AM, 6-21-12
- tiffsterr (Tiffany Felicienne)
- A7 Cynical and unwilling to believe what people tell them to believe. This can make them a little unpopular at parties. #wjchat

- 01:07:43 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q7 Successful journalists are Truth Addicts, as I like to call them: http://t.co/Ls1XQ6XM #wjchat
- 01:07:54 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think youre a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:07:56 AM, 6-21-12
- billiegirltoo (billiegirltoo)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 Successful journalists are Truth Addicts, as I like to call them: http://t.co/Ls1XQ6XM #wjchat

- 01:08:03 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Great. RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think youre a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat
- 01:08:15 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @tiffsterr Or in human relationships #wjchat

- 01:08:16 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @incrediblekulk Haven't heard of El Latino TV before. #wjchat
- 01:08:22 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think youre a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:08:30 AM, 6-21-12
- StuGoulden (Stu Goulden)
- It's 02:08 here and I've got an early start so goodbye everyone. Thanks for the all the #wjchat inspiration.

- 01:08:34 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- @NHDaveH It doesn't mean you'll automatically succeed, but you're probably no good for any other job so... :) #wjchat

- 01:08:35 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- No animals were harmed in the making of Q8, which is coming up in two minutes. #wjchat

- 01:09:13 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- @wjchat Let's face it, successful journos are annoying. We will call and email and tweet and knock on your door. We will find you. #wjchat

- 01:09:27 AM, 6-21-12
- tiffsterr (Tiffany Felicienne)
- @AssignmentDesk1 LOL Unless you match them with a Scorpio - then it's just fiery! #wjchat

- 01:09:29 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- @wjchat A7 A modicum of cynicism goes right alongside curiosity for journalists. #wjchat

- 01:09:42 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- RT @MarkLoundy: @wjchat A7 A modicum of cynicism goes right alongside curiosity for journalists. #wjchat

- 01:09:43 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- Q7: Advice I've received: Read LITERATURE. As a journalist, you're a storyteller. Read stories to craft good stories. #wjchat @wjchat

- 01:09:44 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q7 Hahaha, we all obviously have been told by people we're a bit of a downer. WEAR IT PROUDLY. #wjchat
- 01:10:08 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @StuGoulden Thanks for joining #wjchat

- 01:10:11 AM, 6-21-12
- watershedpost (Watershed Post)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 What are some other traits you find successful journalists have? #wjchat

- 01:10:14 AM, 6-21-12
- watershedpost (Watershed Post)
- RT @b_fung: @wjchat A7 Transparency and a willingness to admit when you're wrong. #wjchat

- 01:10:21 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think you're a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:10:39 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @ShaunaReporter I always tell people to read @mysecondempire to learn how to storytell. Or #macgregorespn #wjchat

- 01:10:54 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q7 Successful journalists question unrelentingly. Question their sources, themselves, etc. This goes into that annoying category :) #wjchat

- 01:11:03 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q8 Curiosity killed the cat...can you be too curious in journalism? How so? #wjchat

- 01:11:13 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q7 They know when to get dirty & how to be a part of their community #wjchat
- 01:11:21 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- @AnnaTarkov I must be missing that trait...people tell me I'm too much of an idealist! #wjchat
- 01:11:45 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- MT @ShaunaReporter: Q7: Advice Ive rec'd: Read LITERATURE. journalist>storyteller. Read good stories to craft good stories. #wjchat

- 01:11:46 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @wjchat: Q8 Curiosity killed the cat...can you be too curious in journalism? How so? #wjchat

- 01:11:53 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q8. At some point, put down the questions and start writing. #wjchat. If you need more answers, write a story the next day.

- 01:11:57 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Hi all, @saleemkhan joining #wjchat from a mobile browser after my laptop bluescreened today. This is my chat-only account.

- 01:12:11 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q8 Curiosity killed the cat...can you be too curious in journalism? How so? #wjchat

- 01:12:25 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q8 Yes. How do you know? Trust your instinct - and common sense. #wjchat

- 01:12:35 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A8. can never be too curious, you jsut won't always be satisfied when you have to stop for a deadline #wjchat

- 01:12:39 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat

- 01:12:44 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- @martyswant Idealism is where we all begin. And what, if we're lucky, we can still hold on to somewhat. #wjchat
- 01:12:48 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q8 Curiosity killed the cat...can you be too curious in journalism? How so? #wjchat

- 01:12:49 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A8 That is just a myth. No way to be too curious. At least as far as work is concerned. :) #wjchat

- 01:12:49 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- @wjchat Q8. Journalists can never be too curious. Never. #wjchat

- 01:12:57 AM, 6-21-12
- currybet (Martin Belam)
- A8 Yes. If you are investing more time in things that interest you than in stories that will interest your audience #wjchat

- 01:13:02 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- @martyswant It's not a bad trait either. Hold on to it for as long as you can. #wjchat

- 01:13:05 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @ShaunaReporter Forgot to add @kvanvalkenburg if we're talking long-form. Master in the making. #wjchat

- 01:13:08 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A8 Nope. I don't think curiosity is a bad thing. #wjchat

- 01:13:12 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- THIS. | RT @DJBentley: A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat
- 01:13:13 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- +1 RT @acnatta: Q8 Yes. How do you know? Trust your instinct - and common sense. #wjchat

- 01:13:18 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Wasting time chasing stories that are dead b/c you're convinced there's more MT @wjchat: Q8 can you be too curious in journalism?#wjchat

- 01:13:30 AM, 6-21-12
- ProducerMatthew (Matthew Keys)
- @wjchat A8 Don't be so curious that you become reckless or put yourself in harm's way. Otherwise, have at it. #wjchat

- 01:13:33 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @currybet Chances are that if something interests you, some of your readers will be interested, too. #wjchat

- 01:13:34 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @wjchat Echoing what @incrediblekulk said, too much curiosity can hinder the writing. I'm an expert at it. #wjchat

- 01:13:39 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Can't be too curious, but you can allow curiosity to blur your judgment. Then you publish too fast, make mistakes, etc. #wjchat

- 01:14:03 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- I think this is the best one. RT @DJBentley A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat

- 01:14:07 AM, 6-21-12
- wangwawang (Alice Wang)
- @wjchat A7 Objectivity, Heart. #wjchat

- 01:14:09 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- RT @incrediblekulk: @ShaunaReporter Forgot to add @kvanvalkenburg if we're talking long-form. Master in the making. #wjchat
- 01:14:13 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A8 Curiosity alone can be self-defeating. It needs to be tempered with discipline to complete your task. #wjchat

- 01:14:14 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- RT @incrediblekulk: @ShaunaReporter I always tell people to read @mysecondempire to learn how to storytell. Or #macgregorespn #wjchat
- 01:14:26 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- Q8 Sometimes, esp. when you end up bogged down with hours of interviews and only 500-1000 words of space (at least for print) #wjchat

- 01:14:30 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A8 You can be too curious *for someone else* in journalism, i.e., people with something to hide. It can get you killed.

- 01:14:38 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Good point. MT @mdeziel: Wasting time chasing stories that are dead b/c youre convinced theres more #wjchat

- 01:14:43 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- A8 Curiosity can lead you astray. There is an endless sea of information. Stick to your lede. #wjchat
- 01:14:45 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @DJBentley: A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat

- 01:14:48 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: A8 Curiosity alone can be self-defeating. It needs to be tempered with discipline to complete your task. #wjchat

- 01:14:52 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat Again, the "Think Like an Editor" book talks about limits, knowing when to stop. #wjchat

- 01:14:59 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: A8 Curiosity alone can be self-defeating. It needs to be tempered with discipline to complete your task. #wjchat

- 01:15:04 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- We can't think of all the what ifs. Gotta choose RT @wjchat:Q8 Curiosity killed the cat...can you be too curious in journalism? How? #wjchat

- 01:15:50 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- @NSlayton Re NOTW: Being curious about something is distinct from violating somebody's privacy. #wjchat
- 01:16:07 AM, 6-21-12
- martyswant (Marty Swant)
- Zinger! RT @DJBentley: A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat

- 01:16:37 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A8 but the curiosity should be accommodated by reality and what you have to work with. #wjchat

- 01:16:41 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- Zing. RT @DJBentley A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat

- 01:17:09 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Exactly. RT @MarkLoundy Re NOTW: Being curious about something is distinct from violating somebody's privacy. #wjchat

- 01:17:12 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Not carte blanche IMHO RT @MarkLoundy: @NSlayton Re NOTW: Being curious about something is distinct from violating somebodys privacy #wjchat

- 01:17:21 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- All right ladies & gents, I need to shift focus for the night. Thrilled to see so many new faces in #wjchat

- 01:17:26 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- Zing! RT @DJBentley: A8 The News of the World were too curious… #wjchat
- 01:17:41 AM, 6-21-12
- garethoconnor (Gareth O'Connor)
- @wjchat A8 be curious, not careless #wjchat

- 01:17:49 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- @AnnaTarkov @MarkLoundy that gets back to my common sense comment earlier though. #wjchat

- 01:18:01 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @garethoconnor: @wjchat A8 be curious, not careless #wjchat
- 01:18:05 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Yes. MT @SaleemChat: #A8 You can be too curious *for someone else* in journalism, i.e., people w something to hide. Can get u killed #wjchat

- 01:18:18 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q9: Is the ability to complete a project the difference between creativity and daydreaming? #wjchat

- 01:18:18 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @amartinmedia Graduations are almost over... you've got this! #wjchat

- 01:18:23 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Amen to that! RT @garethoconnor: @wjchat A8 be curious, not careless #wjchat

- 01:18:25 AM, 6-21-12
- CadChica (CadChica Sports)
- @amartinmedia Needs the #wjchat hashtag

- 01:18:50 AM, 6-21-12
- NiayaHarper (Niaya Harper)
- It has greatly opened my mind to the world and has offered a wealth of knowledge and countless possibilities! “@wjchat: Q3: #wjchat”

- 01:18:51 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @garethoconnor @wjchat A8 be curious, not careless #wjchat

- 01:19:07 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q9. Yes. There comes a time you must shut your mouth and write your story (or finish project) #wjchat

- 01:19:15 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- If you're "curious" as to what I need to focus, check out http://t.co/Dm0sKod7 - (see what I did there?) #shamelessplug #wjchat

- 01:19:20 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat
- 01:19:32 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @amartinmedia Thanks for joining #wjchat

- 01:19:32 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat

- 01:19:46 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- +1 | RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat

- 01:19:53 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @DJBentley, agreed. I'm coming from the POV that you have begun the project. #wjchat

- 01:20:05 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat
- 01:20:07 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q9: Is the ability to complete a project the difference between creativity and daydreaming? #wjchat

- 01:20:07 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A8 Being "too curious" can also have career fallout from outside, or bosses and peers who think you make them look bad. #wjchat

- 01:20:15 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A8 Absolutely. And the ability to create a project that *works*. #wjchat

- 01:20:17 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q9. Anyone can daydream, then start. But you've got to finish. #wjchat

- 01:20:19 AM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Thanks for hosting this week! Stop by again soon, the crew loves you! #wjchat

- 01:20:21 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q9: Is the ability to complete a project the difference between creativity and daydreaming? #wjchat

- 01:20:24 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A9 I play with a purpose. Explore, create, contemplate, then put it to use. #wjchat

- 01:20:27 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A9 No. I sometimes start and don't complete things, that's trial and error. Not starting is daydreaming. #wjchat

- 01:20:36 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat

- 01:20:38 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat

- 01:20:40 AM, 6-21-12
- MarkLoundy (Mark Loundy)
- @wjchat G'night folks. Gotta slip away. #wjchat

- 01:20:50 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- Exactly RT @DJBentley: A9 No, the ability to *start* a project is the difference between creativity and daydreaming #wjchat
- 01:21:13 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @LiciBev: @wjchat A9 I play with a purpose. Explore, create, contemplate, then put it to use. #wjchat

- 01:21:25 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Diff between talking/walking RT @wjchat Q9 Is the ability to complete a project the difference between creativity and daydreaming? #wjchat

- 01:21:30 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A9 Not necessarily. Sometimes daydreaming leads you from one project to a new, better project. #wjchat

- 01:21:54 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A9 Things you need for a project: 1. Do the work every day. 2. Combine persistence with patience (see->http://t.co/7tADeKSZ) #wjchat

- 01:22:31 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A9 I've known dreamers and "pragmatists" who couldn't start for all of the "what if" scenarios, and same for finishing. #wjchat

- 01:23:02 AM, 6-21-12
- AnnaTarkov (Anna Tarkov)
- Q9 Daydreaming has its worth, but everyone can do it. Not everyone can execute. #wjchat

- 01:23:20 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat A9 It depends. Usually work effort and focus are key, but stress, emergencies, panic attacks, etc. can delay a project. #wjchat
- 01:23:38 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Interesting answers to Q9. My experience: completion, not starting is key. Maybe that's fear masquerading as curiosity. #wjchat

- 01:24:03 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q9. I've daydreamed (what I think is) a great story idea for 5 years. Tried giving it to young reporter. Didn't bite. I'll do it #wjchat

- 01:24:28 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A9 What makes a successful project is starting, doing your best in the time you have, and delivering. #wjchat

- 01:24:31 AM, 6-21-12
- sharon_writes (Sharon Bengel )
- @wjchat the ability to take notes without breaking eye contact with the interview subject #wjchat

- 01:24:43 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q10 coming up in two minutes! #wjchat

- 01:24:50 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @incrediblekulk Sounds interesting, something local? #wjchat

- 01:25:24 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- @NHDaveH About prisoners and re-entry. Very specific period of time. #wjchat.

- 01:25:26 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat
- 01:25:41 AM, 6-21-12
- amysimons (Amy Simons)
- You're totally on a roll tonght! RT @RobinJP: @wjchat Q7. Successful journalists have great bullshit-ometers. #wjchat

- 01:26:02 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Thank you! RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:26:10 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Quotably Quotable? RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat
- 01:26:23 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Yes. RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:26:59 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat Also, sorry for being late! I'm Nicholas, intern for The Stream, Aslan Media, and a member of the #ONA12 student newsroom. #wjchat

- 01:26:59 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. What would chairs look like if our knees were on the other side? #KellyBundy #wjchat

- 01:27:03 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- THIS. RT @adampopescu Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:27:03 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Less talk, more walk. RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:27:13 AM, 6-21-12
- askewaskew (Mike Askew)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think you're a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:27:14 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat #journobumperstickers RT @AssignmentDesk1: Yes. RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:27:32 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? What suggestions can you give to others? #wjchat

- 01:27:36 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- Shipping is best. RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:28:08 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- FYI - Q10 is tonight's FINAL Q! #wjchat

- 01:28:10 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? What suggestions can you give to others? #wjchat

- 01:28:30 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @Wjchat Take a step back and come at it from a new a new angle. MT @wjchat: Q10:Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? #wjchat
- 01:28:34 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @wjchat: Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? What suggestions can you give to others? #wjchat

- 01:28:34 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A10 This is (shamefully) too easily answered. I feel like my creativity is lacking about 90 percent of the time. #wjchat

- 01:28:38 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat A10 Many times! I've been told that I'm so stressed that I'm burned out. I had a few panic attacks this year that did me in. #wjchat

- 01:28:53 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- RT @wjchat: Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? What suggestions can you give to others? #wjchat

- 01:28:55 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q10. Every creative mind hits a wall (sometimes many times). Gotta fight thru the malaise. #wjchat

- 01:28:58 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat A10 Stay focused. #wjchat

- 01:29:12 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- Bowing out early tonight. Nice to see everyone. Thanks @assignmentdesk1 for leading this great chat. #wjchat

- 01:29:14 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- A10 Take a break, get away from all your screens, pick up a good book. #wjchat

- 01:29:25 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat A10 The trick, if there is one, is get help to relieve stress. Deal with that. Then the blocks of creativity should fade. #wjchat

- 01:29:25 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q10. Like writers block: sometimes you just have to write *something* for the sake of writing #wjchat

- 01:29:28 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- A10. I did for a time, fell out of the industry, worked as a security guard... Just never give up, focus in and it will come back #wjchat

- 01:29:45 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Take a walk. Breathe. RT @wjchat: Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? What suggestions can you give to others? #wjchat

- 01:29:48 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q10. Or take a picture for the sake of taking a picture. ...... #wjchat

- 01:29:50 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- @wjchat on that happy note, I'm going to step away. Prepping for late night work. Thanks all for a wonderful conversation! #wjchat

- 01:30:10 AM, 6-21-12
- bryanfarley (bryan farley)
- RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 If people think you're a bit annoying and too serious, too cynical, etc., then journalism might be for you. #wjchat

- 01:30:13 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q10 per my Q6 answer, step away whenever it feels right. It'll be there when you go back. #wjchat

- 01:30:18 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- a10. Take a long weekend, leave the electronics off and enjoy peace. (something I've never been able to actually do.) #wjchat

- 01:30:18 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A10 I've lost my creativity. I regained it by reading science fiction, changing jobs, travelling, meeting new people. #wjchat
- 01:30:18 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- A10 Burnout has hurt creativity, but never curiosity. Just wanted to find out why I was burnt out. #wjchat

- 01:30:28 AM, 6-21-12
- adampopescu (Adam Popescu)
- Take care all - great job @assignmentdesk1 #wjchat
- 01:30:36 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @alexvlf Good night Alex! #wjchat

- 01:30:39 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- @wjchat A10 Yes - several times. Remember what you are here for and stay true to yourself. #wjchat

- 01:30:41 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat A10 "Write more" (or shoot more, code more, design more) is not always the answer. Sometimes you just need a break. #wjchat
- 01:30:56 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @adampopescu So glad you made it you quotable journalist! #wjchat
- 01:31:17 AM, 6-21-12
- garethoconnor (Gareth O'Connor)
- @wjchat A10 keep perspective #wjchat

- 01:31:30 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat A10 YES! I got my mojo back thanks to simple things: Setting a schedule, re-prioritizing tasks, doing work every day. #wjchat

- 01:31:58 AM, 6-21-12
- alexvlf (Alex Veeneman)
- RT @garethoconnor: @wjchat A10 keep perspective #wjchat

- 01:31:59 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- #wjchat Anyone try the Write or Die app? If you stop writing for 45 secs, it'll start deleting what you wrote: http://t.co/M5IDDbAj

- 01:32:01 AM, 6-21-12
- DJBentley (Daniel Bentley)
- I'll catch everyone's A10s in the morning, it's 2:31am. I'm bowing out. Great talking with you all #wjchat
- 01:32:43 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q10 It has also helped to meet new people. In person. #wjchat

- 01:32:54 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @SuzanneYadaChat I would die. Everyone in the newsroom distracts me too often to keep up that pace. #wjchat

- 01:33:00 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. Is LeBron *REALLY* going to win a title or just gag in 5-6-7? #wjchat

- 01:33:02 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A10 Also helpful for creativity: Riding a bike, running, investigating idle questions vs. letting them go. #wjchat

- 01:33:05 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @DJBentley Sleep well. #wjchat

- 01:33:12 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Q10 It has also helped to meet new people. In person. #wjchat

- 01:33:34 AM, 6-21-12
- bryanfarley (bryan farley)
- @wjchat A10 Yes - rest, and listen inwardly. Let everything stir and reshuffle. #wjchat

- 01:33:39 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- If you are at a total idea block, stop thinking about it & go for a walk. If your idea is within sight, work on it relentlessly. #wjchat
- 01:33:41 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @SuzanneYadaChat: Anyone try Write or Die app? If u stop writing for 45 secs it starts deleting what u wrote http://t.co/7z0fmo0D #wjchat

- 01:33:50 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Q10 @AssignmentDesk1 going out to a coffee house or bar is a great solution - and a lot of fun too #wjchat

- 01:33:52 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Just went on a favoriting spree of everyone's burnout suggestions. Much needed lately! #wjchat

- 01:34:38 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat @AssignmentDesk1 @suzanneyadachat That seems more risky than anything. What if you suddenly get called away? #wjchat

- 01:34:43 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Q5. What *REALLY* happened to Brian Williams/Bison Dele? #wjchat

- 01:35:00 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat A10 I've found it helps to look at what others are doing, see if you can apply their frame. Often a diff. perspective. #wjchat
- 01:35:06 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @acnatta One of the first things I did after moving to Atlanta was attend a tweetup. All strangers. *awesome* #wjchat

- 01:35:09 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Sorry, #wjchat'ers, but Q5 tonight has me intrigued.

- 01:35:36 AM, 6-21-12
- NHDaveH (Dave Herndon)
- @incrediblekulk He just went home. #meninblack #wjchat

- 01:35:36 AM, 6-21-12
- wangwawang (Alice Wang)
- A10 Doing less (when possible) always helps me #wjchat

- 01:35:37 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat *Especially* if what other people are doing has nothing to do with what you're writing about. #wjchat

- 01:36:04 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #A10 If you're struggling with creativity, break routine, step outside of yourself, do something new and different. #wjchat
- 01:36:12 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @meghan_frick Exercise is an amazing salve! #wjchat

- 01:36:17 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: @meghan_frick Exercise is an amazing salve! #wjchat

- 01:36:35 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @wjchat Alright, folks, it's getting dark and buggy outside this cafe. Time for me to head home. Thanks for a great #wjchat tonight!

- 01:36:55 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- That's it for this week! Thanks for your great reactions tonight. And thanks to @AssignmentDesk1 for hosting! #wjchat

- 01:37:01 AM, 6-21-12
- SuzanneYadaChat (Suzanne Yada Chatter)
- Other productivity helpers: http://t.co/IC4DmOV0, http://t.co/sZF4rMr0 and http://t.co/6BvHOpUx #wjchat
- 01:37:16 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @mdeziel Awesome participation! Glad I was around to read it #wjchat

- 01:37:19 AM, 6-21-12
- b_fung (Brian Fung)
- @wjchat Okey dokey, friends, time to go be social IRL. Great chatting with you all! #wjchat

- 01:37:25 AM, 6-21-12
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Friend us on Facebook: http://t.co/tEeGQYP6 and put us in your Google+ Epic Bros circle: http://t.co/BD6L8Gez #wjchat

- 01:37:39 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- @wjchat @AssignmentDesk1 Exercise is the ultimate stress relief. And it's good for you. Journalists SHOULD be in great shape. #wjchat

- 01:37:44 AM, 6-21-12
- tiffsterr (Tiffany Felicienne)
- That was fun, thanks for letting me crash your #wjchat again! :)

- 01:37:55 AM, 6-21-12
- Shannybkane (Shannon Kane)
- @wjchat @assignmentdesk1 Enjoyed it! Thanks! #wjchat

- 01:37:58 AM, 6-21-12
- meghan_frick (Meghan Frick)
- @wjchat Great talking to all of you! #wjchat
- 01:38:02 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Thanks everyone! Enjoyed your tweets! I'll be putting out a @storify shortly! Keep in touch. #wjchat

- 01:38:03 AM, 6-21-12
- LiciBev (Lici Beveridge)
- Good night everyone! Great insights as usual. :) #wjchat

- 01:38:12 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Thanks @assignmentdesk1 for the fun at #wjchat and thanks @cadchica and @amartinmedia and @NHdaveH

- 01:39:30 AM, 6-21-12
- aschweig (Adam Schweigert)
- RT @danoshinsky: Shipping is best. RT @adampopescu: Dreaming is great. Doing is better. #wjchat

- 01:39:57 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- @AssignmentDesk1 thanks! Trying toi build #wjchat into my new routine. And thank you for hosting!

- 01:40:50 AM, 6-21-12
- acnatta (André Natta)
- Thanks for hosting this week @AssignmentDesk1; It was a lot of fun (as always)! #wjchat

- 01:40:58 AM, 6-21-12
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- G'night! I'm @saleemkhan if you want to connect. This is my chat-only account. I'm offline as I fix my bluescreened laptop. #wjchat #wjchat

- 01:41:02 AM, 6-21-12
- nigelcameron (Nigel Cameron)
- kewl RT @AssignmentDesk1: RT @SuzanneYadaChat: Anyone try Write or Die? If u stop for 45 secs starts deleting http://t.co/0tu8JkYA #wjchat

- 01:41:13 AM, 6-21-12
- NSlayton (Nicholas Slayton)
- It's always fun to join in #wjchat, even if I only caught the tail end. I missed this. #wjchat

- 01:41:34 AM, 6-21-12
- danoshinsky (Dan Oshinsky)
- @wjchat Excellent work tonight, guys! Really insightful, lots of good Qs. Enjoyed it. #wjchat
- 01:41:37 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @acnatta Thanks for having me, I miss it. Gotta get back in. #wjchat
- 01:42:04 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @NSlayton You have the link for the transcripts? I'm posting a Storify shortly too. #wjchat

- 01:43:03 AM, 6-21-12
- jodiontheweb (Jodi Gersh)
- Gah- I totally missed #wjchat tonight. Hope to see some of you at #nabj12 tomorrow.

- 01:46:13 AM, 6-21-12
- TheChalkOutline (Scott Schwebke)
- @wjchat A10 A few months ago a change of beat really energized me. New scenery is always helpful #wjchat

- 01:47:20 AM, 6-21-12
- AsianStig (Isaiah N)
- @NSlayton You're not the only one missing out on #wjchat, it always goes by quickly too.
- 01:47:48 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat http://t.co/PYxYn9rE
- 01:48:03 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @SuzanneYadaChat @wjchat You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/PYxYn9rE
- 01:48:03 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @amartinmedia You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/PYxYn9rE
- 01:48:04 AM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @GITANAJAVA @NHDaveH You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/PYxYn9rE

- 01:49:42 AM, 6-21-12
- MikeRoe (Mike Roe)
- WHAT. @wjchat tonight was on one thing I talk about constantly and I totally spaced it. I'll write a blog post answering everything. #wjchat

- 01:52:02 AM, 6-21-12
- MikeRoe (Mike Roe)
- @AssignmentDesk1 So sad I missed tonight's #wjchat. Writing a blog post tomorrow w/ my thoughts, as it's such an important topic.

- 01:54:19 AM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Here is @assignmentdesk1's #Storify about tonight's #wjchat http://t.co/BG6KN0ef

- 01:56:35 AM, 6-21-12
- GITANAJAVA (GITANAJAVA PRODCTNS.)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: @GITANAJAVA @NHDaveH You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/PYxYn9rE

- 02:01:38 AM, 6-21-12
- ericsandy (Eric Sandy)
- Nice! RT @AssignmentDesk1: Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat http://t.co/jziiD0V9

- 02:02:07 AM, 6-21-12
- webjournalist (Robert Hernandez)
- Sorry I missed #wjchat ... big THANKS to @AssignmentDesk1 for being a great host and curious!

- 02:07:44 AM, 6-21-12
- ShaunaReporter (shauna stuart)
- @AssignmentDesk1 haha! It's all good!! Great #wjchat!

- 02:14:41 AM, 6-21-12
- smithbm12 (Brian Smith)
- Registered for #ona12. Looking forward to finally meeting some of my #wjchat friends in person.

- 02:43:46 AM, 6-21-12
- RobinJP (Robin J Phillips)
- She hosts. She archives. Love it. Thanks @AssignmentDesk1 #Storify "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/qgySjKKq

- 02:49:54 AM, 6-21-12
- journtoolbox (Journalist's Toolbox)
- RT @RobinJP: She hosts. She archives. Love it. Thanks @AssignmentDesk1 #Storify "Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat" http://t.co/qgySjKKq

- 02:59:11 AM, 6-21-12
- FromCarl (Carl Lavin)
- Not making someone mad? Try again RT @AnnaTarkov: Q7 Successful journalists are Truth Addicts, as I call them: http://t.co/uCNKb7wy #wjchat

- 03:38:21 AM, 6-21-12
- MungoBah (Mungo Simon Peacock)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Curiosity and creativity in journalism #wjchat http://t.co/sr8OccSI

- 05:01:45 AM, 6-21-12
- mdeziel (Melanie Deziel)
- Welcome to my new followers who've come aboard as a result of tonight's #wjchat. Looking to make wjchat & others part of my new NY routine!
- 05:27:41 AM, 6-21-12
- sandrajapandra (Sandra Barron)
- @AssignmentDesk1 @mikeroe Could I please have the link to the transcript? I missed #wjchat today, too.
- 02:26:36 PM, 6-21-12
- AssignmentDesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @sandrajapandra Sure! Official archives posted here: http://t.co/KBFYYrx7 A shorter Storify version here: http://t.co/cizKoHtX #wjchat

- 05:15:52 PM, 6-21-12
- wilsonvoight (Second Life Spanish)
- RT @b_fung: @wjchat A7 Transparency and a willingness to admit when you're wrong. #wjchat

- 06:29:12 PM, 6-21-12
- GwenSheldon (Gwen Sheldon)
- RT @adampopescu: Do we agree? #wjchat #journchat "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations" Orwell

- 07:06:25 PM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- The #wjchat last night about daydreams and starting/finishing projects led to this http://t.co/sQBxPx8Y
- 07:09:15 PM, 6-21-12
- Trentonian (Trentonian)
- RT @incrediblekulk: The #wjchat last night about daydreams and starting/finishing projects led to this http://t.co/sQBxPx8Y

- 07:56:53 PM, 6-21-12
- amartinmedia (Alex J. Martin)
- Creative! RT @incrediblekulk: The #wjchat last night about daydreams and starting/finishing projects led to this http://t.co/u0osMBNz

- 08:05:10 PM, 6-21-12
- BizJournalism (Reynolds Center)
- Three quick and easy paths to business infographics http://t.co/V3L5DPiA from @Meena_Thiru #wjchat #dataviz

- 08:57:26 PM, 6-21-12
- karenjashinsky (Karen Jashinsky)
- RT @adampopescu: Take a walk. Breathe. RT @wjchat: Q10: Have you ever lost your creativity and reclaimed it? #pushups & crunches #wjchat

- 10:05:35 PM, 6-21-12
- suzanneyada (Suzanne Yada)
- Related to last night's #wjchat! RT @jennelias6: Get out to spark creativity. 5 ways in doing so: http://t.co/dM1zL95H via @nprnews

- 10:39:27 PM, 6-21-12
- incrediblekulk (Joey Kulkin)
- Trenton, My Trenton: 100 people, 100 pictures, 100 degrees. #wjchat http://t.co/yv1Kd61L
- 10:39:44 PM, 6-21-12
- Trentonian (Trentonian)
- RT @incrediblekulk: Trenton, My Trenton: 100 people, 100 pictures, 100 degrees. #dfm #wjchat http://t.co/KwNijuTR