Diversity in American newsrooms is at a deficit, says Lewis Diuguid, a former columnist and editorial board member at the Kansas City Star and recipient of the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. But, he says, the problem goes deeper than the …
Other than providing news, newspapers also have segmented opinion sections such as editorials, opinion columns, op-eds and letters to the editor. Members of the editorial board of a newspaper usually write editorials; as a result, no single journalist attaches his or her name to the …
The use of drones is ubiquitous in contemporary media and news industry. Journalists have been using drones to add wider contexts to news gathering. It has been heralded as a “game changer,” particularly in news production. But critics warn that drones could be a passing …
As an investigative reporter, Brendan Keefe of WXIA-TV in Atlanta is accustomed to people assuming he works with more than one photographer when shooting his trademark long-form interviews. When his stories air, viewers see him asking questions on camera and interviewees responding from several different …
An increasing number of readers in the United States are consuming news through social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 67 percent of American adults get at least some of their news on social media. Because of …
Think you don't have a voice for podcasting? That's what Amber Hunt, a reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer, had been told. When she recorded Accused, an investigation into an unsolved murder, she struggled to get used to the microphone and had to keep reminding herself to …
It’s 2018 and the media is in “crisis mode,” undergoing heavy scrutiny from the White House and oftentimes involving itself in perceived or real bias, clickbait and one-sided reporting. What’s a journalist to do in navigating the changing tides? Nationally known political reporter Peter Boyer, who has …
Reporters have one lesser-known ally called the Freedom of Information Act. It encourages transparency between government agencies and members of the public. Tom Hood, executive director of the Mississippi Ethics Commission and Leonard Van Slyke, attorney for the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, said the …
In the networked media ecosystem where information is abundant, rumors spread like wildfire and fake news maintains a large presence in media, everybody is looking for a sustainable model for fact-checking. A five-member team, including three journalists with more than 30 years of experience combined, found …
The 2018 Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference in Orlando was packed with information that could help you take your reporting to the next level. One of the most informative sessions was called “Public Records Track: 50 Records to Request Now.” Described as a “quick-paced, lightening round-style …
Ensuring accuracy of information has always been an important aspect of media credibility, but what about spelling and grammar? Researchers recently explored the impact of spelling and grammar error rates on credibility. Park Beede, assistant professor in the College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University, and Michael W. …
Local newspapers more welcoming in commenting on news sites
Proximity is a strong driver for commenting on public news sites, and local newspapers are more likely to allow users to comment on articles than are national newspapers. A quantitative content analysis of 3,444 online news articles in nine Swedish newspapers has found the most engaged …