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Don't let obstacles become excuses

By Steve Buttry | Tuesday, August 16, 2005

We have to make an obstacle part of the war story of our success, not the excuse for our failure.

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Think of computers as fact finders

By Steve Buttry | Monday, August 01, 2005

Any reporter (however good he or she is) who says "I don't need to know that" is missing out on stories and on information for stories. That reporter is at the mercy of officials to analyze data their own way and tell the reporter what it means.

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As news looks to the stars, is it reaching new lows?

By Warren Watson | Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Has celebrity news begun to crowd out legitimate news? Are editors working with a new definition of news that allows more celebrity content into our newspapers and other media? How have Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant found their way to our front pages? Have our news values changed?

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New online database details federal lobbying for reporters

Sort lobbying by state, country, issues, agencies or industries

By Alex Knott | Thursday, April 07, 2005

As a public service to journalists and citizens, the Center for Public Integrity has compiled a comprehensive two-million-record database that includes every federal lobbying document filed since 1998.

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Redefining the Language of Journalism

Thursday, February 03, 2005

Tim Porter writes on the Media Center's Morph Blog: "The language of journalism is changing. The terms that define the components of the craft are in flux. The vocabulary of newspapers is under challenge by both critics of the industry’s rigidity and by evangelists for new forms of journalism. The result: A journalistic Babel where confusion reigns."

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Make a sport of election coverage

By Linda Cunningham | Thursday, October 14, 2004

What works for sports will work for campaign coverage, whether we’re covering a presidential campaign or the race for neighborhood dog catcher.

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Breaking Business News Online Requires Multi-Faceted Approach

By Carolyn Pritchard | Monday, October 04, 2004

Writing breaking business stories for publication on the Internet takes the notion of getting it fast and getting it right to an entirely new level.

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Campaign discourse on a downhill plunge

By Paul K. McMasters | Friday, September 24, 2004

The press seems unable or unwilling to focus on the relevant. Broadcast and cable punditry is unconstrained by reason or reality. Protests and demonstrations are largely unattached to clear purpose or target.

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To run, or run from, a story: Publishers tackle tough questions

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, October 02, 2003

Journalists attending API’s first Publishers’ Forum on Ethics and Responsibility reacted to a hypothetical situation in which a newspaper reporter in a conservative, religious town writes a story about oral sex among middle and high school students.

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Bringing the world's news home

By V. Raman Narayanan | Tuesday, March 18, 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Atlanta & The World," six-page weekly section has enabled the paper to hit the ground running during world crises such as the confrontation between Iraq and the U.S.

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An action plan for local broadcasters

By Deborah Potter | Wednesday, March 12, 2003

When an overseas war appears imminent and networks and cable channels have teams in place, what is left for local stations to do?

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Online news: Plan more, scramble less

By Rusty Coats | Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Online news departments can prepare in advance so that they spend less time scrambling and more practicing journalism. Here’s where to start.

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Using civic journalism to drive the news home

By Jan Schaffer | Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Here are 10 tips for chronicling community events touched by international ones – sometimes war.

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Following the money is easier than you might think

By Alex Knott | Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Some reporters may see working at a small local paper as a glass that's half empty, but it actually may be overflowing with unseen news opportunities.

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Post-Sept. 11, reporting with 'a different sensibility'

By Curt Hazlett | Sunday, September 01, 2002

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Principles of conduct

By Bob Baker | Wednesday, May 01, 2002

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Good news, bad news: Learning from The Telegraph

By Jim Stasiowski | Friday, February 01, 2002

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Earning the right

The title 'journalist' should not come easy

By Kenn Finkel | Saturday, December 01, 2001

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‘Describe flesh-and-blood people’

By John Gormley | Monday, October 01, 2001

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Finding relevant international news in your own back yard

By George Krimsky | Friday, September 21, 2001

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Trivial war references ruin credibility

By Kenn Finkel | Thursday, September 20, 2001

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A journalism lesson none of us will ever forget

By Kathleen L. Mason | Wednesday, September 19, 2001

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Civic Journalism: 10 tips for rebuilding frameworks of society

By Jan Schaffer | Wednesday, September 19, 2001

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From the Canadian perspective, you must bring the stories home

By Jim Poling | Tuesday, September 18, 2001

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A weekly editor’s perspective: Our communities reflect nation's grief

By Michael McGuire | Monday, September 17, 2001

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