WBA NewsroomIs Your Station’s Smartphone App “Stalking” Your Audience?
An interesting, if a bit wonky, column from Poynter talks about maintaining public trust in your online presence. Posted by Tim Morrissey
June 28 2026
Is Your Newsroom Doing “Accountability Journalism”?
Maybe not – not yet, anyway. Some tips from the Neiman Journalism lab at Harvard. Posted by Tim Morrissey
When Should You Use The Actual Offensive Language In News Copy – And When You Shouldn’t
Profanity-laden tirades and coarse language once completely unacceptable in public discourse have become much more common in the past year or so. When this kind of language is connected to something newsworthy, when do you use the actual quote – and when do you write something like “using language not appropriate for broadcast”? This post… Read More: When Should You Use The Actual Offensive Language In News… »
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Our state has a very powerful Open Meetings Law, which permits reporters to attend and report on all meetings of governmental bodies, boards, and commissions, and it allows reporters to record and photograph a meeting held in open session as long as you don’t interfere with the conduct of the meeting or the rights of… Read More: Open Meetings Law »