Monthly Archives: August 2017

“Hang Up And Go In”

It’s the middle of the night. Your cell phone rings. It’s the station calling. Something BIG is happening. Here’s an interesting column about how some veteran reporters treat such an emergency call: hang up and get in to the station. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Journalists?

Are you truly a journalist if you take an activist role at an event? Poynter refers to the protesters here as journalists. You decide if they are. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Trust And The Internet: What May Be Ahead

Nobody has a crystal ball that’s 100% reliable, but the researchers at Pew have a reputation for solid work when projecting what’s going on now, to what it might be like in a few years. This article talks about trust in the internet age, with obvious implications for journalism. Posted ... - MORE -

Reporters, Leaked Information, and Subpoenas

This issue is sort of flying under the radar right now, but AG Sessions is having the Justice Department review the rules that limit the government’s ability to issue subpoenas to journalists who obtain and make public leaked documents. The RTDNA, of course, is on top of this issue. Read... - MORE -