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2 Oct

Where does Duke story belong? And why?

This Hartford Courant op-ed piece examines story placement issues through the example of Duke University lacrosse players accused of rape. The story was placed in the sports section in some […]

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2 Oct

Best practices in trauma reporting

The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma has put together this guide for journalists and students new to trauma reporting. While the examples used in the guide are mainly U.S.-based, […]

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2 Oct

No Train, No Gain

This resource site for newsroom trainers offers training tips and handouts on writing, editing, reporting, newsroom management skills, recruitment and retention, diversity, technology and newsroom surveys.

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2 Oct

Kindling the flame: Management tools from Steve Buttry

Found at ijnet.org, the home of the International Journalists’ Network, are these two management guides written by Steve Buttry, director of tailored programs at the American Press Institute. Kindling the […]

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2 Oct

The curmudgeon and the kid: a veteran reporter and a young editor on working effectively

The unusual situation that this reporter and editor were in gave them both pause and their story leaves readers with a number of lessons in professional newsroom relationships. San Diego […]

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2 Oct

Report Card on Canadian News Media

What do Canadians really think about the media? In 2003, a research team interviewed more than 3,000 people to try and answer that question.The Canadian Media Research Consortium, a collaboration […]

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2 Oct

Best Practices: The Art of Leadership in News Organizations

Part of a series of handbooks produced by the Freedom Forum, Best Practices: The Art of Leadership in News Organizations, focuses on the qualities, duties and responsibilities of good management. […]

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2 Oct

Prizes are trophies for rich papers

Miami Herald columnist Edward Wasserman stands behind local reporters at small newspapers in this column about the Pulitzer Prizes. “It’s ironic that a profession that is supposed to care about […]

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2 Oct

The dreadful Byron Calame

Jack Shafer’s scathing review of New York Times public editor Byron Calame’s columns ends with the conclusion that “even a bad public editor can do a little good.” The slate.com […]

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2 Oct

<i>Guelph Mercury</i> puts seminar lesson into action

Annual provincial budget reporting doesn’t generally inspire unconventional coverage styles, but Drew Edwards at the Guelph Mercury decided to try something a little different this year and it worked. Edwards […]

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