How should journalists navigate Meerkat, Periscope, Kik (and what the heck is Tarsii?) Only a couple of weeks ago, Meerkat was THE app that journalists were trying out… March 31, 2015 Al Tompkins
‘Fix This Now’: The Indianapolis Star’s front page editorial takes on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act The Indianapolis Star covered its front page Tuesday morning with an editorial demanding Indiana Gov.… March 31, 2015 Al Tompkins
6 questions raised by Facebook’s reported deal with publishers If Facebook is able to persuade media organizations to go along with its newest idea,… March 24, 2015 Al Tompkins
Remembering Dori Maynard: ‘All journalists past, present and future should know her work’ Dori Maynard, president of the Maynard Institute, journalist and an advocate and educator for diversity… February 25, 2015 Al Tompkins
Twitter users had some fun with Brian Williams NBC Anchor Brian Williams' troubles got worse on Thursday when sharp-witted Twitter users continued posting… February 5, 2015 Al Tompkins
Florida newspaper runs photo of ‘two-headed alligator’ TBT, the tabloid publication of the Poynter-owned Tampa Bay Times, may have been duped by… June 30, 2014 Al Tompkins
What the FCC’s net neutrality ruling means for journalism The battle over regulation of the Internet moves to Congress this week. Until now, the… May 19, 2014 Al Tompkins
Newsrooms pay for scoops: will it escalate the practice? We start a new week with a sobering journalistic reality. Last week, two newsrooms paid… May 5, 2014 Al Tompkins
Aereo Supreme Court case: what’s at stake — local news included Chet Kanojia, the founder and CEO of Aereo, speaks during a March 2014 interview with… April 21, 2014 Al Tompkins
Despite ABC News/CPI blowup, here’s how news partnerships can work Journalism organizations might get discouraged about joining partnerships after the public meltdown of the partnership… April 18, 2014 Al Tompkins
Contest entries from ABC, Center for Public Integrity highlight their division On the same day that ABC News and The Center for Public Integrity won yet… April 16, 2014 Al Tompkins
ABC News says Center for Public Integrity should share Pulitzer for investigative reporting This is the top of the letter that ABC President Ben Sherwood sent to William… April 15, 2014 Al Tompkins
How the new Colbert show might affect local news CBS's decision to replace David Letterman with Stephen Colbert has local TV managers wondering how… April 10, 2014 Al Tompkins
How to cover what comes next in the Pennsylvania school stabbing case Pittsburgh-area newsrooms now must live through the reality of covering a mass casualty attack, just… April 9, 2014 Al Tompkins