Category Archives: News

Sometimes news people write things just because they’ve heard them used in news copy before, whether or not they make sense. As in describing a person with a handicap as “wheelchair bound”, even though that ancient descriptor is wrong and offensive to a lot of people with handicaps. Wheelchairs are... - MORE -

“Journalism isn’t typically a matter of life and death, but it’s as much a listening profession as medicine.” That’s just one of the thought-provoking quotes from this article about the need for empathy in Journalism. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Right around half, according to this article from the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Another great collection of bogus sources of information, and tools you can use to help determine what’s true and what isn’t. Find it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Check to see if your station won here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The 2018 report on hatred of the press from Reporters Without Borders is a chilling document, which surveys threats to reporters in nations all across the globe. Read a summary of it, here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This is a very useful bookmark, from Columbia Journalism Review. Anyone who’s been attacked online will find a lot of useful info here. Posted by Tim Morrissey  ... - MORE -

The debates for both primaries are scheduled for the second half of July. The debates, which will be interactive with live social media, will both run a full hour. The WBA Foundation has named the journalists who will participate as panelists. Read the story here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

What some stations are doing to attract younger viewers to their newscasts might surprise you. Details here from Nieman Reports. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

For some time, there’s been discussion about changing what reporters and the general public can see on the state’s popular circuit court access site, known as CCAP. Most notably, many dismissed cases will be removed from WCCA. Felonies, small claims, and numerous other case types will be removed after... - MORE -