The topic is much in the news in journalism circles today, because of the controversy surrounding NBC’s decision to air Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones, the crackpot who says the Sandy Hook massacre is a hoax and never happened. The broadcast will air this coming Sunday evening. Poynter has an interesting piece about this… Read More: Tips On Interviewing A Crackpot Without Getting Played »

Written by James Warren for Poynter this morning. No jail time for thug politician So Greg Gianforte, Wyoming’s congressman-elect cum thug, “pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of misdemeanor assault after body-slamming a reporter from The Guardian on the eve of Gianforte’s election to the U.S. House” and got a six-month deferred sentence and no jail time. Lucky… Read More: Strong Words From Poynter About The Body-Slamming Politician »

The article from Poynter is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey