I am a writing teacher, not a beat reporter. No one calls me “scoop.” So it was fun last September to help break the news that the Daily Beast was about to publish a…
In the months since the election, America’s major newsrooms have been recruiting investigative journalists with the knowledge and skills to dig…
Memorable writing has a strong voice. But how do you develop the genuine tone that distinguishes your writing? Consider these components:…
Independent Journal Review on Thursday took down a story that implied Barack Obama’s recent trip to Hawaii had something to do…
During his trip to the Korean Demilitarized Zone Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson excluded the pool reporter representing U.S. networks…
I think that Donald Trump has invented a new use for quotation marks. In several now-famous tweets, the president accused Barack…
For Diana Sugg, writing a big story is a little bit like eating a slice of pizza. Don’t try to bite…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon CEO, is undoubtedly familiar with “tone at the top,” a term coined by…
Rachel Maddow may have taken flak for dangling her scoop in front of Twitter users for more than an hour, but…
It’s a story that’s cherished in the hearts of journalism students across the United States: Two enterprising Washington Post reporters, hungry…
The publisher of “Pill City” told Poynter on Wednesday it stands by the book, a Baltimore true-crime story whose bona fides…
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NBC coined the slogan “Must-See TV” more than two decades ago; tonight, MSNBC invented “hurry-up-and-wait” TV. In an excruciatingly delayed primetime…
This weekend, New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet took a shot at his rival, Washington Post boss Marty Baron. During…
“Why are you still a journalist?” was a heavy place to start this ongoing conversation, I know. But wherever you are in…
Mike Pride, the chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, will retire in the summer after three years running the top journalism awards…
The digging into Kevin Deutsch’s reporting history intensified Monday when a new investigation called into question the veracity of several sources…
Journalists will probably have to fight harder than ever for access to government information under the Trump administration, according to a…
Picture yourself in this scene: You’re a manager about to share with a staffer your concerns about a piece of work…
PolitiFact, the national political fact-checking franchise started by the Poynter-owned Tampa Bay Times, has lost seven of its statewide partners since…
Even the best writers struggle from time to time in crafting their work. This can be especially tricky for bloggers, who…
During my budding career, I have been fortunate to work with veteran journalists many years my senior. I was and continue…
Good morning. Here’s our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in…
Earlier this week, the Hattiesburg American announced a big change: Starting next month, they’re cutting print from seven days a week…
Canada’s Postmedia company is laying off more than 50 employees at The Vancouver Sun and Province after a months-long buyout process…
In his 30-plus year career as a professor at New York University, Jay Rosen says he can’t remember a time when…
D.C. bureau chiefs from major news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the wire…
Montclair is a New Jersey bastion of the Trump-doubting privileged class that went back to the future Thursday with an imperiled…
