Monthly Archives: June 2017

It seems this is a pretty hot topic right now; at least, a lot of Journalism sites, like Poynter, are running stories about reporters who have difficulty balancing their personal and professional lives. Here’s the latest installment, from Poynter, showing that being a reporter/journalist isn’t the only profession that... - MORE -

Particularly among young people, according to this study. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Poynter asked that question of hundreds of reporters, and got some very pointed responses. Read some of the responses here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

RTDNA keeps track of all these statistics. The latest report is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Put together by the Neiman Lab at Harvard. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The journalists who cover the White House are there representing the people – the electorate. Free flow of information about what the government is doing is critical to any democracy. Some thoughts from Poynter here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

As journalists and news people, we have our own views about doing stories like the high-profile, highly-promoted interview last night between NBC’s Megyn Kelly and Info-Wars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Here’s a political view, which covers a lot of the angles, from a senior media writer for Politico. Posted ... - MORE -

Read the article here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Here’s a great list of overdone stories, with some great insights (and a gem from writing guru Merv Block) about how to cover them – if you must! Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey (who happens to abhor Groundhog Day stories)... - MORE -

The topic is much in the news in journalism circles today, because of the controversy surrounding NBC’s decision to air Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones, the crackpot who says the Sandy Hook massacre is a hoax and never happened. The broadcast will air this coming Sunday evening. Poynter has... - MORE -