TV Station takes heat for exposing criminal
KXLY TV in Spokane, Washington is taking heat from some viewers for exposing supposed do-gooder…
November 24, 2014
Eyes on the News
Here’s a peek behind the curtain of a televised debate
In the next two weeks, candidates from 11 hotly contested elections will face each other…
October 15, 2014
How the media can and does help domestic abuse victims
The Executive Director of CASA, the St. Petersburg, Florida domestic violence center told me "not…
September 9, 2014
Was Ferguson a ‘news desert’ until two weeks ago?
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during a news conference in Ferguson, Mo. Violent protests in…
August 22, 2014
Excerpt from ‘iPad Design Lab’: How tablets allow us to disconnect
As Poynter releases the findings of its latest Eyetrack tablet research, we are also excerpting…
October 19, 2012
Good Indexing Key to Successful Publications
There are different ways in which a well-designed publication can use indexing: • through promotional…
September 5, 2002
Black on White, White on Black
From time to time one sees white type reversed over a black background. Some purists…
August 29, 2002
Italics Effeminate? Hardly!
Even editors who confess to being 'visually illiterate' (which is rarely the case!) have at…
August 22, 2002
Headlines in Color
Every designer and/or editor I have met has his own opinion on the subject of…
August 17, 2002
The Relationship Game
Perhaps one of the most important tasks of the designer, whether in print or on…
August 10, 2002
Center This Headline?
Centered headlines dominated newspapers for decades, but that changed in the '70s, when the more…
August 10, 2002
To Box or Not?
When the newly redesigned edition of The Wall Street Journal appeared, one unexpected reaction became…
July 28, 2002
Head Shots: Always a Hit with Readers
Head shots were among the first uses of photography when newspapers began publishing photos. They…
July 28, 2002
Classifieds Can Be Attractive, Too
They are usually at the end of the day's edition, a mass of small type…
July 28, 2002
Vertical Column Rules: The Debate Continues
A week hardly passes that my team and I are not presented with this hot…
July 27, 2002
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