Category Archives: News

Can the people at the Associated Press be replaced with artificial intelligence? It’s already happening, in some areas, and how AP promises to expand its use of IA and improve it. One area of potential expansion: video. How far can robots come to replacing human news gathering?... - MORE -

Mass shootings. They always happen somewhere else, except when they don’t. That’s why it’s best to review some guidelines now, even though you may never need them. The RTDNA article with a link to the guidelines is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Many news people are active on Twitter, sharing their stories and often sharing events in their personal lives. So, it’s not likely that any of us will run afoul of Twitter’s new policies regarding those who “detract from the conversation”. But you should be aware of what Twitter is doing... - MORE -

What if you changed the channel and saw/heard the same news you just heard on another station? It happens. But in this Pennsylvania market, it’s not a coincidence. More from the Washington Post. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Writing gurus almost always agree on one thing: shorter communications are more powerful. “You have cancer.” “You’re overdrawn.” “Your horse came in first.” “We don’t have a reservation in your name.” While it’s not practical to write three-or four-word sentences in our news copy, the principle of economy of words... - MORE -

A lot. You’ve seen them on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox – print reporters who have broken stories regarding the Trump administration, appearing on TV to say things like “my reporting indicates….”. Turns out these print reporters who’ve become TV reporters are adding a nice chunk of change to their annual... - MORE -

It’s not if, it’s when the next viral hoax surfaces, will your newsroom be ready to ferret out what’s fact and what’s fake? Here are ten tips from Poynter that will help you and your news team sort truth from fiction. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Most veteran reporters have learned that the best questions elicit the best responses. Keeping some fundamental rules in mind about how to frame a good question can help you get a good response, even if you’re interviewing someone on the fly. Here’s a long excerpt from David Beard’s “Morning Media... - MORE -

Google’s news chief thinks his company has to “rethink Journalism”, and, let’s face it, a significant part of our audience gets the lion’s share of its news from their phone. Read the interesting interview here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -