Intense digital training sends journalism students to the head of the class. Three summer programs give us some lessons.

An improved economy, Baby Boomers hitting retirement age in 2011 and the dismantling of recruiting teams will cause a labor shortage for newsrooms and other employers.

“It is what it is” might be more than an excuse for newspapers. It may be a good slogan for them.

The process at the Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., where journalists must reapply to keep their jobs is painful, but it has been used before.

A team from the Dart Society, journalists who have received fellowships or awards from the Dart Center, gave SPJ members tips on covering some of the hardest stories. They spoke on the Narrative Writing About Tragedy panel.