Monthly Archives: January 2018

To be an effective reporter you need to know how to navigate the public records system. This webinar tomorrow afternoon (Wed. 1/10/18) from News U at Poynter could be what you need to get up to speed. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Another look at the Pew numbers, from the folks at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard. 2018 could be the year more people get their news from online sources from TV, says the article. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Particularly among younger Americans, according to this post from Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The Newseum is hosting a “Power Shift Summit” on Tuesday, January 9th. The prime topic is how to deal with sexual misconduct in newsrooms. Learn more here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Every TV newsroom has a morning meeting. This meeting can jump-start the day or suck the energy right out of you. Here are some tips from an RTDNA contributor whose title is “Executive News Director” of a newsroom in the Pacific Northwest. I guess if there are Executive Producers, there... - MORE -

It’s been said that the vast majority of reporters will never file a FOIA request in their career. It’s still important that you understand how it works, though. Here are some tips from RTDNA. A special section of the WBA Newsroom site can quickly bring you up to speed on... - MORE -

Some personal observations here. This morning (1/3/18) several of the news sources I regularly scan either did a small story, mentioned, or ran via crawl President Trump’s tweet, the substance of which was something like because he’s so strong on aviation safety, in 2017 no one died in a crash... - MORE -

A very interesting list, compiled by Poynter. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

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

Solid suggestions, every one. Read the list here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -