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Six tips from prize winning journalists
When people carp about the quality of local TV news–and they often do–my standard reply is that there’s still great journalism being done out there. You just have to know where to l… more →
Advancing the Story
Lessons from the movies
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: There are some universal truths about good journalism: It’s hard work and it’s vitally i … more →
Sam Donaldson memories
Deborah Potter wrote 9 months ago: After 41 years at ABC News, Sam Donaldson retired last week. I had the pleasure of competing against … more →
The Web changes crime & coverage
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dhwenger wrote 10 months ago: Crime reporting is a staple of local news, so it’s important for journalists to provide context for … more →
Should journalists be armed?
Deborah Potter wrote 10 months ago: The question, posted on the international journalists’ network IJNet, drew me up short. Wouldn … more →
In defense of TV reporters
Deborah Potter wrote 11 months ago: You know the public image of TV news reporters, right? They’re unethical, lazy and overpaid. … more →
When news finds you
Deborah Potter wrote 11 months ago: Sometimes, the most amazing stories just fall into your lap. NJ Burkett, a reporter at WABC-TV in Ne … more →
Confrontational interviews
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Deborah Potter wrote 11 months ago: Investigative reporters often have to interview people who don’t really want to talk. In a co … more →
A successful reporter's approach
Deborah Potter wrote 11 months ago: He’s won three Pulitzer prizes, writes a regular column for the New York Times, and his non-fi … more →
Community funded reporting
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: It’s the latest twist in non-profit journalism. Spot.us is a project of the Center for Media … more →
Planning the multimedia project
dhwenger wrote 1 year ago: Most journalists are already getting involved in multimedia storytelling on some level and a majorit … more →
Speaking Spanish gives a leg up
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Josh Hinkle, a reporter at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says his ability to speak Spanish got him … more →
Remembering Russert
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Journalists everywhere are mourning the loss of NBC’s Tim Russert, one of the really good guys … more →
Ask more questions
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Sam Donaldson, who has spent most of his long career at ABC News covering politics, said he’s “appre … more →
Raising the ante
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: How has the Internet changed journalism? Can journalism survive in a world where there are no longer … more →
Faked out (again)
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: The Los Angeles Times has apologized for a recent story that it says was partly based on fake docume … more →
Context counts
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: The scandal involving New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer brought out a raft of commentators and “exp … more →
Perfect pitch
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Too many good stories never make it on TV because they fail the “pitch test.” With resou … more →
50 years of scoops
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: How does he do it? Bob “Scoop” Phillips has spent half a century chasing breaking news i … more →
Remembering McWethy
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: The death of former ABC correspondent John McWethy came as a shock. He died this week doing somethin … more →
