Category Archives: News

Although this article is written mainly for print journalists, the principles apply to broadcast journalism. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

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 -

Alternative facts…alternative right…this administration has given us things to think about like none other. But the Columbia Journalism Review makes the case that we should not use “alt-right” in our stories. Read the piece here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Spiegel, one of the most widely-read news platforms in Germany, takes fact-checking very seriously. Read about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

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 -

The Associated Press now has a feature called “Not Real News” which tracks fake stories and headlines. Find it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

CJR has compiled some great pieces of advice in this column. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Digiday has an interesting article about which social media sites are most popular world-wide. The article is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Roy Peter Clark teaches news writing at Poynter. In this column, he talks about writing “softly”. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

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 -