Category Archives: News

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 -

Part two of a three-part Poynter series on the researchers working to solve the spread of misinformation. Find it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

“Here we go again” is how the RTDNA reacts to Trump’s Tweeted threat to pull the credentials of accredited reporters. Read the response here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Why is unwriting as important as writing? Find out when KARE-11 veteran reporter and storyteller Boyd Huppert leads a seminar next Thursday, May 17th at 10 AM. Put it on your calendar! More info here. Posted by Tim Morrissey    ... - MORE -

An RTDNA-sponsored Anchor Leadership Summit is being led by former WISN-TV 12 Milwaukee News Director Lori Waldon. Click here for details on “The Anchor As Team Leader”. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The Society of Professional Journalists and two other national organizations have developed this tool to help you confidently write stories involving minorities. Easily discover which terms may be offensive in a multicultural environment. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -