Building a journalism dream team
Suppose you could build a media dream team, composed of history's greatest journalistic contributors. …
August 1, 2008
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Check your facts and mind your manners
Fact-check your story. If you don’t, you put your high school newspaper’s credibility on the…
July 23, 2008
Read, Write and Make Connections
"Realize your responsibility. As journalists, you will shape what people learn about the world."Jan Leach,…
July 7, 2008
Video games, storytelling and diversity
Consider the journalistic and storytelling possibilities inherent in video games. What a fabulously interactive way…
April 30, 2008
A Journalism Motto, in Six Words
Poynter is running a contest to find, just for fun and enlightenment, a six-word motto…
April 22, 2008
Who knew copyright law could be fun?
Watch this 10-minute video and learn some quick facts about copyright law. The YouTube video…
March 28, 2008
First Amendment: Do you know your rights?
Do you know what rights are given to you by the First Amendment? As a…
March 18, 2008
FYI: State of the news biz
The news industry is more troubled than it was a year ago, and the problems…
March 17, 2008
How to be an effective editor…times five
Five editors in chief worked together to lead a staff of more than 50 at…
February 5, 2008
Leaders as storytellers
Student editors enjoy a rare and privileged role that combines leadership and journalism. You're guiding…
January 25, 2008
J-students mentor second graders
Student journalists are sharing their skills by mentoring elementary students. Here's how two newspaper staffs…
December 6, 2007
Five reasons to teach journalism
As student journalists and school media advisers brace for the end-of-semester crunch, take a few…
November 21, 2007
Leaders are coaches, too
As a leader on your staff have you ever thought of yourself as a coach,…
October 31, 2007
Leaders should be learners, too
What does it mean to be a leader? Poynter recently hosted a Leadership Academy for…
October 26, 2007
Do you read a newspaper? Should you?
Roy Peter Clark, vice president and senior scholar here at Poynter, got people's attention last…
October 14, 2007
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