Category Archives: News

Know Your Reporting Rights: Learn when to not back down Please join us during Free Speech Week on Friday, October 20, 1:30pm to 3:00pm EDT, for an important discussion on the First Amendment and reporters’ rights that will be hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and streamed... - MORE -

In Wisconsin, the legislature is considering a bill which would redefine protest gatherings. A number of other states are also attempting to dial back First Amendment guarantees. Read RTDNA executive director Dan Shelly’s column about it, here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Poynter has compiled the list, which is here. There is a special section of the WBA Newsroom site for broadcasting and journalism students, which you can find here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

A single fake news story turned this small Idaho community upside-down. Read the New York Times story here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Here are some thoughts from the American Press Institute. Feel free to add your opinion. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The Knight Foundation is making the investment. Read about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Do you understand your First Amendment rights as a reporter or photographer? If not, Poynter has a free seminar/tutorial on the topic, and you can register here. There is also a special section of the WBA Newsroom site with information specific to Wisconsin’s laws regarding news media access, which you... - MORE -

An interesting piece from the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard: the future of news. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Christopher Jones-Cruise thinks the reason is that so many young reporters have heard the horrible syntax of “NewsSpeak” from others in the newsroom, and they think they have to emulate it. Some of it, to me, is simple laziness. How many cop shop stories conclude with “the incident remains under... - MORE -

One look at this  from Axios and you’ll see what the problem is. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -