Monthly Archives: February 2018

Well worth the few minutes it takes to read, this article provides clear advice and workable guidelines.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Kind of a neat feature story from KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa, about a young man who has relatives that work in radio bringing back his school’s radio station.

See the feature here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

A couple of high-profile ‘Sconnies – Jill Geisler and Charles Benson – are involved in this RTDNA seminar, which is subtitled “Truth and Trust in the Digital Age”.

More info is here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Despite out best efforts, sometimes we get something wrong in reporting a story. Corrections are critical to maintaining journalistic integrity.

Here’s a collection of examples of how to do it, published a few months ago by Poynter, but well worth another look.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Here’s a quick read from Poynter about some of the ways journalism has changed in the past five years because of digital media.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

The prestigious award from RTDNA will be awarded to the former CBS and Fox News anchor early next month.

Read about why she won the award here.

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Fake Tweets by the dozens were put up shortly after the massacre in Parkland, Florida.

Here are some tips from Poynter about using social media in your reporting.

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Not just a plot element from the TV show “Homeland”, there are actual “alternative news” sites.

The RTDNA sounds the alarm.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

A cautionary tale about why you should never rely totally on social media posts when covering anything.

The Buzzfeed article is here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

It’s a bit of a slog and you have to jump through a few hoops, but NBC News is making the Tweets available.

Start here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey