NBC News will part ways with Ronna McDaniel, but that won’t end the drama While it’s never too late to do the right thing, this is going to leave a scar at NBC News March 27, 2024 Tom Jones
How politicians abuse language to magnify fear and reflect grievances Orwell, Trump, and the zombie apocalypse: An essay about diss, dys, and dat March 27, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
What those covering the Key Bridge collapse can learn from reports about the 1980 Skyway disaster The journalism about Florida's Skyway disaster is full of lessons for those who are now called upon to make sense of the unthinkable March 26, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
Opinion | The fallout continues from NBC News’ controversial hire of Ronna McDaniel NBC News recruits voices to represent a cross-section of viewers. But, by hiring McDaniel, it gave a stamp of approval to someone with no credibility March 26, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Inside the drama of NBC News hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel There was immediate external criticism and a downright mutiny from inside, including shocking on-air commentary from a prominent voice March 25, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | First in Poynter: A new podcast looks into how Pulitzer Prize-winning stories are done Across 6 episodes, ‘Pulitzer on the Road’ offers audiences insights into how these award-winning works are produced and what makes them prize-worthy March 22, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Why an insurrection at the AP could succeed this time when others have failed Readers can now access a swath of free news from a variety of sources. News outlets are focusing instead on high-end local news March 21, 2024 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Gannett and McClatchy to drop The Associated Press. What does that mean? Two of the largest US newspaper chains will stop using content from one of the largest global wire services — a stunning development in news media March 20, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Don Lemon posts ‘contentious’ and ‘testy’ interview with Elon Musk The interview generated headlines long before it was actually published March 19, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Donald Trump’s interview with Fox News’ Howard Kurtz and the coverage conundrum News organizations are once again in a precarious situation with a presidential candidate who wields dangerous rhetoric and lies March 18, 2024 Tom Jones