Best Practices: Reporting and Writing and Editing
Breaking news best practices: Reaching and interviewing witnesses and victims of trauma
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Tracking down witnesses and victims of traumatic events is the work…
Why off-the-record is a trap reporters should avoid
Let’s talk about “off-the-record” — what it is, what it isn’t, why it’s a bad…
Breaking news best practices: Reaching and interviewing witnesses and victims of trauma
Tracking down witnesses and victims of traumatic events is the work of journalism. We serve…
Poynter at SXSW: Welcome back to the WED dance
Thirty years later, the WED concept becomes iWED, the integration of Writing, Editing and Design.
CNN sheds light on family’s harrowing experience, Alaska’s highest rape rate
John Sutter's telling details disturb, illuminate issues.
Five questions answered about reporting on your local confession site
Here is some guidance when writing about confession sites.
Avoiding ‘suitcase leads’ can help reporters and readers sort out the truth
News organizations change the leads of stories all the time: to update, clarify, and correct.…
Learning from prize-winning journalism: tips for executing an investigative journalism project
In Poynter’s new e-book, “Secrets of Prize-Winning Journalism,” we highlight and examine 10 award-winning works…
Blindsided: How Christie used passive verbs to turn himself into a victim
My brother frequently drives from New Jersey to New York across the George Washington Bridge…
How Sports Illustrated reporter captured the athlete in ‘The Book of Tebow’
Earlier this year, Sports Illustrated writer Thomas Lake embarked on a challenging project: to profile…
Newtown’s media blackout forces journalists to do their jobs
The one-year anniversary of a tragic event is a significant moment. But for journalists, such…
5 tips on how to desensationalize stories
In the chaos of breaking news, separate fact from hearsay.
Health care coverage is more than numbers
We’ve heard a lot about the HealthCare.gov website and its performance metrics recently. But the…
