Journalists exchange tips on covering local Occupy Wall Street protests
Github | Storify Journalists gathered in San Francisco Thursday evening to share ideas for covering…
November 4, 2011
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Just 1 in 10 TV newsrooms have beat-based reporters
TVNewsCheckDiana Marszalek writes that the disappearance of beat-based reporting "may be taking broadcast journalism down…
July 12, 2011
FCC report: Local TV ‘more important than ever,’ but thin on accountability reporting
After a year of study, a Federal Communications Commission special report, "The Information Needs of…
June 9, 2011
Duke ‘Reporter’s Lab’ aims to bring new tools to investigative reporting
The Reporter's LabDuke University's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy has launched The Reporter's…
May 25, 2011
White House to take citizen questions on Twitter
Columbia Journalism Review Clint Hendler reports that the White House is encouraging citizens to tweet…
October 28, 2010
A Viewer’s Guide: How to Watch Campaign Ads
It's that time again, when scary stuff comes at you from your television, your computer…
October 24, 2010
Public Opinion Experts Debate Value of Fast-Growing Do-It-Yourself Polls
Breaking news: According to an exclusive new telephone poll, just 31 percent of Florida voters…
October 11, 2010
How Poligraft Can Help Journalists and Consumers Discover Connections in the News
Poligraft is a new tool released by the Sunlight Foundation that tries to add political…
August 18, 2010
How WikiLeaks is Changing the News Power Structure
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has figured out that on the Internet, being homeless means you don't…
August 18, 2010
Truthsquad Shows We Can ‘Crowdfight’ Culture of Misinformation
There's a lot of evidence that suggests that people don't care about the facts anymore.…
August 12, 2010
Can You Crowdsource Fact-Checking?
The folks at NewsTrust are running an interesting pilot project this week, testing to see…
August 2, 2010
4 Digital Tools to Improve Your Government Coverage
Monday and Tuesday, about 40 journalists are gathering at Poynter to learn how they can…
August 2, 2010
How WikiLeaks is Changing the News Power Structure
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has figured out that on the Internet, being homeless means you don't…
July 27, 2010
Police Cut Back on Escorting Funerals
It used to be common for police officers in cities big and small to escort…
March 22, 2010
iPhone apps let citizens reach out to city hall
The SignalSanta Clara, Calif., is the latest city to launch a self-service iPhone app allowing…
January 29, 2010
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