What journalists covering Ferguson need to know about grand juries
A high school graduation photo of Michael Brown rests on top of a snow-covered memorial…
November 18, 2014
Newsgathering & Storytelling
Here’s what journalists miss when they don’t leave the office
Today let us pay tribute to reporters who, in their quest for a good daily story,…
October 13, 2014
CBC’s effort to uncover bodies in an alleged 58-year-old triple murder
On Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's flagship evening newscast dedicated 15-and-a-half minutes to a single…
September 29, 2014
A call for really good daily stories
Earlier this month I offered some ideas for how journalists can produce better daily stories.…
September 22, 2014
Diverse voices are missing from the debate over showing the Rice video
Once TMZ posted its video of “the punch” — the blow Ray Rice dealt his…
September 10, 2014
Three ways to serve up better dailies
Back when I was doing my communications gig for Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia, I…
September 8, 2014
Veteran photojournalist talks about going into hotspots
Photojournalist Ron Haviv“The entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley by…
August 21, 2014
How to cover the Robin Williams story responsibly
The suspected suicide of comedian Robin Williams is an opportunity for journalists to give more…
August 11, 2014
Why don’t more photojournalists become news directors?
Michaelsen Sinclair Broadcasting Group named Lane Michaelsen its new corporate news director, Rick Gevers reported…
August 6, 2014
Resources for Journalists Covering Malaysian Air MH17
Poynter is assembling a Twitter list of journalists who are on the ground or near…
July 17, 2014
How to report without editors
I was once asked by a top newspaper editor if I could help make his…
June 18, 2014
What Harry Potter teaches about naming killers
My colleague Al Tompkins has written about the journalistic imperative of using names whenever we…
June 11, 2014
Will withholding shooters’ names and photos reduce violence?
Sun News in Canada is not naming the person accused of killing three Royal Canadian…
June 11, 2014
Coming clean: notes on becoming an honest writer
I’ve written four books since 2006, and I’m at work on another. But for every…
June 2, 2014
Be aware tweeting allowed in some courtrooms but not others
This is another in a series of articles by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of…
May 28, 2014
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