Category Archives: News

On his Facebook page, Rather linked to this article. He says it’s important for all journalists to take a moment and read it. Posted by Tim Morrissey

The heart of this new piece of guidance from Poynter is this: “All news organizations should call out falsehoods in everyday coverage of speeches, campaign commercials and political debates. Noting the accuracy of a political claim should be as standard as including someone’s hometown or party affiliation.” This campaign is like no other. One of… – MORE –

Details are here. Posted by Tim Morrissey

The New York Times article is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey

Among the new social media scams are fake crowd pictures, and fake victims of violence. This article is a quick read, filled with great information. Posted by Tim Morrissey

Here’s the latest information, as provided by Madison TV station WKOW/27. Posted by Tim Morrissey

A veteran news photographer explains it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey

There’s no sense writing something if no one will believe you. That’s obvious, but there are some real pearls of wisdom in this essay. Posted by Tim Morrissey

The ethics folks at Poynter have some suggestions. Posted by Tim Morrissey

Poynter Sensemaking Summit   As a journalist, you are bombarded by press releases, studies and political announcements. You need help sorting through what is real, what is noise and what is flat-out deception.   The Poynter Institute is offering a half-day workshop to help you ask key questions that will make your reporting more reliable… – MORE –