Category Archives: News

Ron Howard made a great movie about Apollo 13, and it was 45 years ago this week that the crew of the spacecraft found themselves in big trouble, when an oxygen tank explosion blew up a huge chunk of their craft and left NASA scrambling for a way to get... - MORE -

Who would make such an outrageous assumption – that TV news anchors, particularly at the network level, are an anachronism?  Frank Rich of New York Magazine has penned an interesting perspective on anchoring the news, including a glimpse into the future of anchoring network news from Andrew Heyward, former president... - MORE -

An interesting study from the University of Kansas says the business of Journalism is taking a hard toll on women in the newsroom. And, perhaps not surprisingly, the study says male and female Journalists have a far higher degree of cynicism related to burnout, compared to other professions.  Read the... - MORE -

Most stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. One of the tips in this short article from Poynter talks about how the middle part of the story is often neglected.... - MORE -

Education, sports, and traffic are getting less coverage in many local TV newsrooms, but quite a few stations are doing more investigative reporting, according to the most recent survey from Hofstra University and the RTDNA. A lot of the changing emphasis in local coverage depends on the size of the... - MORE -

Should heads roll at the Rolling Stone for the massive fail in covering the UVA alleged rape story? Chris Cillizza writes the popular “The Fix” politics blog for The Washington Post and covers the White House. His thoughts are here. He calls it Journalistic malpractice and says the decision... - MORE -

“Journalistic failure that was avoidable” is what the Columbia School of Journalism Review concluded, regarding the Rolling Stone Magazine story – now retracted – about an alleged rape on the campus of the University of Virginia. Al Tomkings of The Poynter Institute has penned a very compelling column about what... - MORE -

It’s a phrase becoming more and more common in newsrooms. Somebody in a supervisory position asks a reporter “what’s the source for this? Is this confirmed?” and the reply, all too often, is “but the story is already out there”, usually meaning it’s “out there” on social media. Like the... - MORE -

A powerful group of broadcast and entertainment industry associations has collaborated to develop resources which help journalists cover mental illness, substance use disorders, behavioral health treatment and recovery and suicide prevention. This new booklet offers suggestions for storytelling, best practices, research, lived experiences, and guidance for creating thoughtful reporting. With... - MORE -

Al Sunshine was an investigative reporter for a Florida TV station for forty years. He’s written a column for the RTDNA with some useful tips. It’s short, to-the-point, and worth the few minutes it will take to read it. The column is here.... - MORE -