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There is a big election coming up in Chicago. Some of the issues are entirely parochial. Others have a wider impact. There is room for the Chicago mayoral election in newscasts across the state. That coverage can be very selective and focused. You need to tell your audience what’s important and even why they should care.
This one comes from Poynter. It’s one of the reasons why I threw a little money their way during their end of year fundraising campaign.
Ren LaForme listed the top 10 tools for journalism from the past year. They are worth a look. This one caught my attention. More
Journalist’s Resource is out with a tip sheet on interviewing white-collar prisoners. They come from Eugene Soltes who shared what he learned while doing research for Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal. Here are the bullet points on that article and a link to the full discussion that adds good context to these suggestions. More
And our Tip Of The Week
Whether you are a reporter or manager, you probably feel at times like your newsroom is rudderless and lacking a clear sense of direction. It happens almost everywhere. Goal setting and the related discussions often help in these instances. Maybe you would like to get the news staff on the same page. More
During the the final month of the year, we are going through the archives of Tip Of The Week. Here is one to check every month.
In our Tip Of The Week this time, a way to keep tabs on potential layoffs in your area. More
Tip Of The Week has been a IBANewsroom feature since we launched in June. Here was one of the early tips.
This week’s tip might seem basic, but it’s always important, as someone once said, “to be brilliant on the basics.” A good infielder takes a lot of ground balls in practice. More
Thanks to Ken Keller. A good chunk of this article came from an INBA Tune In back in the 1990’s (based on the original article mentioning Governor Jim Edgar.)
With Mr. Keller writing about passive voice 20 years ago, we know this is a perennial problem in broadcast and now web writing. More
You’ve worked hard this election season. Our Tip Of The Week comes from the Journalists’ Resource web site. Here are some some pointers on what you should keep an eye out for on election day.
Monitor these things on election days:
In our Tip Of The Week this time, a way to keep tabs on potential layoffs in your area. Large employers are required to issue notification of pending layoffs. The State issues a report on the last day of the month called a WARN report. It stands for the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. More
A big help for radio/TV newsrooms on covering religion is out this week. The National Association of Broadcasters and its NAB Education foundation released the Awareness in Reporting/Reporting on Religion Toolkit.
The on-line toolkit contains excellent content and its user-friendly. There is a lot included, but it kicks off with some general guidelines to remember when covering religion: