Another downsizing? Here are 5 ideas for helping your staff move forward
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Searching for a news anniversary angle? Look to your audience
For Katrina's fifth anniversary, CNN partnered with local residents to shoot a series of then-and-now…
August 28, 2015
Why I always play music during writing workshops
The most fun I have as a teacher is when I can incorporate music into…
August 3, 2015
Here are 20 story ideas for covering the blizzard
Anybody who needs these ideas will be really busy for the next several days, so…
January 26, 2015
One reporter’s journey to Cuba and how to get the story
Flag and fins - Harrison reporting from Cuba. (Photo by Carlos Harrison) The announcement came…
January 15, 2015
5 lessons the St. Louis Post-Dispatch learned from covering Ferguson
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas container after tactical officers worked to break up…
August 27, 2014
Live hangout: lessons from Ferguson
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas container after tactical officers worked to break up…
August 27, 2014
4 tips for creating efficient newsrooms from Vox’s Yuri Victor
Yuri Victor, a senior user experience designer at Vox.com, began his talk at TedxPoynterInstitute Tuesday…
August 20, 2014
4 tips for adjusting to the tempo of digital news from veteran designer Mario Garcia
The key to telling stories in the digital age is remembering that the news cycle is…
August 19, 2014
8 Tips for Techno-Evangelists
Journalism and technology don’t always go together very well. I think there’s a natural conflict…
August 19, 2014
Killing the game story would be a shame
My love for almost everything began with a love for sport writing, and it remains…
August 5, 2014
Local TV Stations Investigate Football Helmet Safety: Get Results
One of the benefits of my job is that as I travel around the country…
August 1, 2014
Got writer’s block? 14 writers share how they fight the blank screen
A few weeks ago I wrote about my bout with writer's block, and how I…
July 22, 2014
Tracking political spending on television ads just got easier
Starting today, all TV and radio stations must send records of political advertising buys to…
July 1, 2014
Access refined: Securely store your newsroom’s passwords
Twitter. Instagram. Storify. Pinterest. Bitly. For editors, publishing and sharing the news often involves a…
June 20, 2014
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