Roy Peter Clark
May 16, 2013
8:20 am
At the end of this essay, I will be asking for your help in writing a proposal for a new book: “What Writers See: In Life, Language, and Literature.”
What do I mean when I ask the question “What do … Read more
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Roy Peter Clark
May 8, 2013
9:35 am
Transparency, transparency, transparency. Say it loud and there’s music playing. Say it soft and it’s almost like praying.
Transparency is the new pillar of responsible practice, inside and outside of journalism — including at Poynter. When it comes to reporting … Read more
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Kelly McBride
May 2, 2013
8:48 am
When the Toledo Police Department refused to release a gang map that showed which gangs claimed which neighborhoods in the small city 60 miles southwest of Detroit, crime reporter Taylor Dungjen decided to create her own.
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Mallary Jean Tenore
May 2, 2013
6:28 am
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Taylor Miller Thomas
Apr. 30, 2013
10:57 am
Digital tools help produce quality content online, but it can be tough figuring out where to start. Here are 10 online tools that can help improve journalists’ reporting and storytelling, and engage readers in multimedia.
Reporting resources: These tools can … Read more
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Roy Peter Clark
Apr. 30, 2013
6:51 am
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Taylor Miller Thomas
Apr. 26, 2013
12:53 pm
Working with writers can be tough: from thinking of creative story ideas that haven’t been covered or written 10 times yet, to justifying a decision about running a particular photograph or identifying a source. Brainstorming with a diverse group of … Read more
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Roy Peter Clark
Apr. 24, 2013
9:46 am
The events of recent days — from the bombing of the Boston marathon to the explosion of the fertilizer plant in Texas — should remind us of the power of stories. In a daily sense and over the course of … Read more
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Roy Peter Clark
Apr. 18, 2013
4:00 pm
My colleague Al Tompkins reminds journalists to remember the case of Richard Jewell as they cover the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Jewell was the security guard wrongly accused of the bombing at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta.… Read more
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Al Tompkins
Apr. 11, 2013
12:20 pm
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