Journalism Archive

Journalists’s Resource has a half-dozen tips to help cover whistleblowers.  In addition to the tips, it lists additional resources worth checking.   Take some time to study this to be more prepared in the future should something comes up where you need it.

I stopped by the site Tools For Reporters.  I’d recommend you check that out.   Our Tip Of The Week comes from there.   It’s an online people searcher that checks a lot of web sites for usernames. 

Hopefully it can help in your reporting work!  More  

This wonderful set of links comes from Rana F. Sweis.     This set of links covers journalism basics, jobs and all sorts of helpful sites.  It is the best collection I’ve seen.    Take some time to bookmark the ones that will help you!

There are nearly a dozen tips here. Many I’ve seen from Poynter and others.  This comes from a web site, The Truth About Guns.      Perhaps presented from a slightly different angle, but always worth thought and consideration as we try to do a good job on a divisive issue.       More  

Changes to Federal laws three years ago, allow reporters to get a waiver on fees under certain circumstances.  This Week’s Tip of the Week explains how… thanks to an explainer from Muckrock.

For this week’s Tip of the Week, we hook you up with summaries from the IRE 2019 Convention.  Take a look at the tip sheets ranging from Reinventing TV News to doing Fast & Furious Investigations.   Dig in!

With a hat tip to Deborah Potter, here is a check-list from NPR on improving accuracy in your stories.   As we strive to ensure accuracy and therefore credibility, this list can help everyone improve their stories.

It helps to know what those numbers mean.   We tick off how many new jobs there are and where the unemployment rate stands.   You will be so much better at reporting such issues if you know what the other numbers mean and where to find a ton of stuff to round out the story.     More  

Journalists and drinking.   Such a stereotypical combination.    And a fun one to joke about.  However, there are some things that you might want to keep in mind when reporting on alcohol that can add more context and relevance for your listeners, viewers and readers.  Chloe Reichel has a tip-sheet  “8 tips on how to cover drinking responsibly”  More  

Our IBA Newsroom Tip Of The Week comes from Samantha Sunne at Tools For Reporters.  Be sure to sign up for its mailings.

You can use Media Cloud to search the text published by news outlets to see what they’re covering.  Sunne says “There’s a LOT of claims out there about “the media covers this,  More