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This month at Poynter, I spent a week in a seminar room with 19 editors who are trying to re-imagine their newsrooms for a 24/7, digital news cycle. They left with ideas, strategies and the belief they will succeed.

“We … Read more

Your newsroom wants to localize the presidential election story.

But how?

Cover the candidates when they come through town? Examine local examples of an issue such as immigration or the mortgage crisis? Find places where people in your community gather … Read more

I know I’ve been slow to get with the cutting-edge thinkers who are running America’s media companies right now, but I think I’m finally getting it:

This column will be short. Sorry, I mean it will be right-sized.

And … Read more

The reporter on the phone wanted to know about the health insurance story that had broken in the State Capitol.

“This will take a few minutes to explain,” I said. “It’s complicated.”

I was in PR at the time, working … Read more

To: Convention-going Bosses
From: Butch

When journalists leave Poynter after a week in a seminar, we warn them that they’ll be greeted back in their newsrooms with the question, “How was your vacation?”

Well, bosses — at least those of … Read more

By Butch Ward
Distinguished Fellow

On my first full day at the joint NAA/ASNE conference here in Washington, I was reminded, repeatedly, of the power of journalism, well-done.

The opening session, entitled “Making Journalism Matter,” highlighted seven examples of excellent … Read more

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a
four-part series on what journalists can learn from the leadership of
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela.

To appreciate Nelson Mandela’s achievements as a leader, one need only look across the South African border … Read more