Archive
17 Aug

Covering teen suicide: One paper’s decision

Newspapers often won’t touch stories about children who suicide as they don’t want to be seen to be encouraging copycat behaviour. Barbara Walsh at Poynter.org discusses her struggles with the […]

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17 Aug

Beyond Puff: Writing about kids

Kelly McBride at Poynter.org discusses why “telling the stories of children is one of the most important things journalists do”; And she directs readers (through links in the text and […]

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16 Aug

RConversation

A blog by Rebecca McKinnon, a former CNN reporter now an Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre.

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16 Aug

Reflections about the declaration of principles

Some discussion about the World Journalism Education Conference’s declaration by journalism educators at the RConversation Blog.

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16 Aug

Declaration of principles of journalism education

The World Journalism Education Conference in Singapore adopted this set of principles in June, 2007.

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16 Aug

Audio vs. video storytelling

An essay about the differences between audio and video storytelling from a journalist who has done both in Canada and the U.S. the essay includes links to audio and video […]

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16 Aug

BTW, can I quote you on that?

QUESTION: Can I use quotes from e-mail listservs and online newsgroups in my articles? What people have to say in these online forums is often really interesting and colourful. These […]

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16 Aug

Responsabilité sociale des journalistes : Les défis dune profession en profonde mutation

Chryzostome Lisasi, Business Gabon Tantôt “chiens de garde”, dressés pour traquer les abus de tous ordres contre la société, tantôt “aiguillon” de la démocratie pour une meilleure gestion de l’espace […]

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16 Aug

Producing breaking news online

A training module from the Gannet Corporation, a leading newspaper company in the U.S. designed to help newsrooms understand how and why they need to change their ways and put online […]

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16 Aug

Interviewing tips from NPR for young radio journalists

NPR’s project called Teenage Diaries on National Public Radio included a website with lots of tips for people about producing good radio stories. This page is the list of tips […]

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