Category Archives: News

WASHINGTON – The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and its Voice of the First Amendment Task Force today joined more than 20 press freedom organizations in announcing the launch of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States.... - MORE -

He comes from a family of journalists, and his reasons for leaving the news biz are quite interesting. Read about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Some very useful checklists for beginners, from Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Anderson Cooper is the news figure with the largest following on Twitter. Poynter has the numbers regarding newsrooms and Twitter followers here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Do you even know? Some thoughts from Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

It’s a situation that seldom arises, but it’s going on right now in Washington D.C. Some thoughts from Poynter. The WBA Newsroom site has a special section devoted to Wisconsin’s laws regarding news photography. Find it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

From the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri – an interesting article well worth your time to read. Find it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Motherhood. Plain and simple. This article from the Nieman Lab at Harvard talks about it. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

It’s kind of wonky and academic, but this article from an RTDNA contributor takes a quick look at the kinds of resistance to change newsroom leaders might encounter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Some thoughts about helping our news gathering efforts reach more deeply into the community are expressed in this column from Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -