A powerful group of broadcast and entertainment industry associations has collaborated to develop resources which help journalists cover mental illness, substance use disorders, behavioral health treatment and recovery and suicide prevention. This new booklet offers suggestions for storytelling, best practices, research, lived experiences, and guidance for creating thoughtful reporting. With the national media focused on reporting on the… Read More: Free Booklet on Mental Health Reporting Guidelines »

Al Sunshine was an investigative reporter for a Florida TV station for forty years. He’s written a column for the RTDNA with some useful tips. It’s short, to-the-point, and worth the few minutes it will take to read it. The column is here.

It may be hard for some to believe, but Twitter is now in its tenth year. The man who founded the ubiquitous social app, Jack Dorsey, let out a flurry of tweets Saturday, March 21, on his brainchild’s ninth birthday, in which he gave much of the credit for Twitter’s growth to Journalists. You can… Read More: Twitter Founder Salutes Journalists »