Holy shit! This journalist (who is a Venezuelan immigrant) just caused Stephen Miller to have a full blown meltdown after busting him for using fake crime data!
The sweep of this latest @washingtonpost series, Terror on Repeat, about the destruction of assault rifles in mass shootings, staggering. It's a powerful, thoughtful, insightful piece of journalism. It's also very hard to take in. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
In every newsroom, a host of journalists find themselves scrambling to get up to speed on what is arguably the world’s most complex conflict.
A guide to basics on Israel, Gaza, Palestine and Hamas for local journalists, from @kellymcb and @atompkins:
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I was telling @RoyPeterClark that interviewing @newsbysamuels and @ToluseO was such a dream, because they embody the marriage of craft and purpose and joy.
Want to know what it means to apply your writing craft in journalism to a "really big purpose." Please read this interview by my colleague @kellymcb with two young writers of the Pulitzer winner in nonfiction books. It lifted me up. poynter.org/reporting-editin…
Want to know what it means to apply your writing craft in journalism to a "really big purpose." Please read this interview by my colleague @kellymcb with two young writers of the Pulitzer winner in nonfiction books. It lifted me up. poynter.org/reporting-editin…
The journalists who wrote the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, His Name Is George Floyd, are 37- and 38-years old. So much advice and insight here about how to do great work.
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The #Pulitzer for Explanatory Reporting is awarded to @itscaitlinhd of @TheAtlantic for deeply reported and compelling accounting of a Trump policy that separated migrant children from their parents, leading to abuses that have persisted under the Biden administration.
The #Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting is awarded to the staff of the @latimes for revealing a secretly recorded conversation among city officials that included racist comments, and coverage of the resulting turmoil that delved into the racial issues affecting local politics.
Swearing could actually be an emotional release valve and studies show that people who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent. discovermagazine.com/health/…
Looking for a way to grow newsroom leaders? This Poynter course teaches a 6-person team to identify mission, build consensus, write policies, change behaviors and communicate with the audience. All while changing the way you cover crime.
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Looking for a way to grow newsroom leaders? This Poynter course teaches a 6-person team to identify mission, build consensus, write policies, change behaviors and communicate with the audience. All while changing the way you cover crime.
poynter.org/shop/ethics/tran…
Last year I guided 45 newsroom teams through a step-by-step process to transform their crime reporting from something harmful into helpful. This year I'm only taking 25 teams and the applications are open. poynter.org/shop/ethics/tran…