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 study here. Posted by… – 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.
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 market you’re in. For instance,… – 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 by the publication not to fire… – 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 went wrong – and the… – 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 story from social media a… – 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 the national media focused on reporting on the… – 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.
It may be hard for some to believe, but Twitter is now in its tenth year. The man who founded the ubiquitous social app, Jack Dorsey, let out a flurry of tweets Saturday, March 21, on his brainchild’s ninth birthday, in which he gave much of the credit for Twitter’s growth to Journalists. You can… – MORE –
Most news writers have a variety of crutches they lean on when writing a story quickly to make a deadline. Some writers are lazy and just copy-and-paste large chunks of text right out of a police report with little consideration for the “cop-talk” that’s always found in such reports, not even bothering to change pat… – MORE –
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