Has a clear understanding of data and science ever been so important to journalists? For a few weeks, I’ve been snagging links that I think might be helpful to student journalists. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s a good place to start when you need to point your students or student newsroom in a reliable direction. […]
Read More… from Here are reliable data resources for college media and classroom assignments
As the availability of journalism jobs decreases, the future of the discipline might depend more on general education. Recent racist incidents and police violence have been caught on video, uploaded to social media and viewed millions of times, sparking protests and outrage and accelerating diversity agendas at colleges and universities. In most of those incidents, […]
When an orthodontist asked the reporter if he wanted a good story idea, the reporter, of course, said "yes."
Jeff Donn, a national writer with The Associated Press and 2012 Pulitzer finalist, was doubtful, at first, about that tip from his son's orthodontist: There's no solid evidence that flossing actually works. Continue…
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In honor of Sunshine Week, investigative reporter Kelly Hinchcliffe asked fellow journalists on Twitter to share their favorite open government stories from around the country.
Here are some of their top picks along with a few of her favorites, including a story she worked on with several news organizations in North Carolina.
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Read More… from Poynter: Here are 13 of the best open-records stories so far this year
Last January, Ann Coulter expressed her anger about The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal-News’ gun-permit map, which it assembled from public records. “I want them for Manhattan!” Coulter told Sean Hannity. “I want to know how many rich liberals with their bodyguards have gun permits.”
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