What to look for in covering Hurricane Matthew
For today's Coffee Break Course, I asked my Poynter colleague Al Tompkins for some tips…
October 6, 2016
Breaking news reporting
What breaking news reveals about your newsroom culture
Here’s what a lifetime in journalism has taught me: Breaking news reveals the true character…
August 16, 2014
WSJ’s Baker: ‘We generally avoid reporters breaking news on Twitter’
Google Docs Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Gerard Baker spoke at City University, London, Monday,…
March 25, 2014
Learning from prize-winning journalism: how to cover a breaking news story
In Poynter’s e-book, "Secrets of Prize-Winning Journalism," we highlight and examine 10 award-winning works from…
January 8, 2014
Web app Relay makes multimedia reporting presentable during breaking news
With Relay, a new platform for live blogging in all its forms, Randy Abramson hopes…
January 6, 2014
Reporter at Arapahoe: ‘I have to hug every student I interview, I can’t help it’
Among the members of the media reporting via Twitter from the scene of Friday's shooting…
December 13, 2013
Journalists under attack: Pros offer safety advice
Look at this page on the Committee to Protect Journalists' website and feel a pain…
November 22, 2013
Breaking News app’s alerts can shout all day or stay out of your way
Behind the buzz-buzz of a smartphone alert could come anything: News of the death of…
November 18, 2013
Breaking News: Resources for covering shootings
Today's shooting at the Los Angeles airport is another reminder that covering breaking news can…
November 1, 2013
This is my story about the breaking news errors that just happened
As a reporter covering media mistakes, I'll start with a scene-setting look at a recent breaking…
September 17, 2013
The media’s mistakes in covering Navy Yard shooting
Breaking news is never pretty -- anyone who hungers for facts and speed during a…
September 16, 2013
Former Houston Chronicle editor on breaking news: ‘Often AP is behind the game’
In a clip that accompanies the DVD release of "Citizen Hearst," Houston Chronicle Executive Editor…
May 7, 2013
New Guardian, Scoopshot efforts bring elements of automation to photo verification
User-generated content is rife with risk and opportunity. The opportunity for it to deliver remarkable…
May 7, 2013
Compassion goes a long way when reporting on tragedies like Boston & Newtown
Journalists are often warned about the perils of getting emotionally involved with stories and subjects,…
April 23, 2013
Boston explosions a reminder of how breaking news reporting is changing
Terrible events such as yesterday's bombings at the Boston Marathon have always meant "all hands…
April 16, 2013
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