Young, Successful Journalists Tell ONA Sleep is Overrated

Four journalists whose careers have taken off fast tell on Online News Association audience about the traits and tactics that launched them.

Scholar Charles Pulliam: Telling a Tornado Tale in Joplin

Sirens still sounded constantly when I arrived. Ambulances and other emergency vehicles sped past and over down power lines and tree branches. Numb to the noise, survivors sifting what was left of their homes didn’t even give the piercing sounds a second thought.

“Journalist at Heart” Reflects on Bin Laden’s Killing

Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, in more than a hundred internship interviews, I asked journalism students how the attacks had affected their career plans.

Ask the Recruiter: Dust Off Your Old Clips

I want to go back to reporting, but trip over the fact that my clips are all pretty old. The ones I’ve written more recently are all about the work the school is doing and are more like press releases than stories.

OurChinatown Mobile News Network Serves Its Community

One of the newest ideas to bubble up in the effervescent New York City media market is a site with a tight focus and a wide reach.

Muslim Woman Leads ACLU Fight for Quran-Burning Pastor’s Right to Condemn Islam

Story and photos by Joe Grimm
When a Quran-burning Florida pastor traveled to Dearborn, Mich., to denounce Islam at North America’s largest Muslim center, he found a fierce defender of his First Amendment rights.
She is a member of the religion that Terry Jones demonizes, and she has lived in Dearborn since her family moved there [...]

If Something Seems Fishy in Your Newsroom, Consult a Code of Ethics

Q. I’m a TV reporter in a large market.
Recently, I was sent on an assignment—a news feature—at a local school. The story idea came from a newsroom manager whose relative was part of the class I was covering.

Write A Great Business Thank-You Note and Be Remembered

Write a great business thank-you note and be remembered

UNITY: Journalists of Color Makes A Difference For All Journalists

That whooshing sound you heard this week was not just the air going out of the UNITY: Journalists of Color coalition. It was a collective gasp.

National Diversity Grows, As Newsroom Diversity Declines

It is alarming that, just as the U.S. Census Bureau confirms that the growth in national diversity is accelerating, newsroom diversity has posted a third straight year of declines.