Best Practices: Reporting and Writing and Editing
Breaking news best practices: Reaching and interviewing witnesses and victims of trauma
Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2015. Tracking down witnesses and victims of…
May 18, 2018
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…
March 19, 2018
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…
October 2, 2015
On profanity: As language evolves, should the media?
The New York Times | The Wall Street Journal On Sunday, Jesse Sheidlower wrote an…
March 31, 2014
Poynter at SXSW: Welcome back to the WED dance
Editor's Note: Poynter will be at South by Southwest, the annual music, movie and interactive…
February 26, 2014
CNN sheds light on family’s harrowing experience, Alaska’s highest rape rate
CNN Photo by Brandon Ancil Convicted sex offenders are American pariahs, kept at bay by…
February 26, 2014
Five questions answered about reporting on your local confession site
Confessions sites are popping up in teen communities all over the country. There is a…
February 4, 2014
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.…
February 3, 2014
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