Category Archives: News

Some delightful ideas here from a Poynter contributor, David Beard. Come for the content; stay for the cute animal pictures. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

It’s from Poynter, and they call it ICYMI. For obvious reasons which you’ll understand when you check it out. It’s here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Al Tompkins of Poynter reminds us about the importance of perspective when reporting on the stock market. His column is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey  ... - MORE -

Are you confident that you really understand the First Amendment, particularly as it relates to news, news gathering, and news photography? This brief but very useful column from CJR may be a real eye-opener. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

That’s the question asked by Joanna Weiss of Politico in this fascinating short piece, subtitled “From Murphy Brown to Megyn Kelly”. If you’re old enough to remember the original run of Murphy Brown, you’ll really enjoy this short read. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

There are problems with Facebook’s approach, according to this piece in the Washington Post. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

How to find out if you do, and how to get rid of them, in this piece from Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This morning’s opinion column from Poynter’s Jim Warren is below. Conspiracy theories run amok after fatal Virginia accident The National Transportation Safety Board deals with plane crashes, train derailments, pipeline accidents, highway calamities, marine mishaps and now, thanks to Facebook, fake news. It’s a real case of garbage in, garbage... - MORE -

The article, from RTDNA Executive Director Dan Shelley, is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

A quick and useful tutorial from Poynter’s Kelly McBride is here. Great refresher on reporters’ duties and responsibilities. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -