Having the right people in the right place can make such a difference in how a story is covered. All the big news organizations are reporting on the war in Ukraine, of course, and by and large doing an excellent…
A sitting governor is pressured to resign because a photo on his medical school yearbook page shows a person in blackface and another in a KKK hood. A nominee for the Supreme Court is grilled about drinking and sex, in part…
There’s a lot more to reporting than going out on assignment and asking questions. To tell really good stories, you need an inquisitive mind and a willingness to take risks–two characteristics Boyd Huppert of KARE-TV in Minneapolis has in abundance.…
If you listen to the public radio program or podcast of Radiolab (and you should), one of the first things you’ll notice is how eclectic the stories are. They’re often about people or events or scientific processes you’ve never heard of.…
We all know investigative reporting is different from everyday journalism and it’s not easy to teach. Wouldn’t you love to have an interactive experience that shows what it’s really like? How about an interactive that also makes a bigger point…
Cherri Gregg calls herself “the queen of the fish fry.” As community affairs reporter for KYW radio in Philadelphia, Gregg says she finds stories everywhere, from church events to flea markets. But when she started the job in 2011, it…
Where do most news stories come from? If they’re honest, journalists will tell you that a lot of the stories they do are pretty routine. Breaking news from the scanners, scheduled events from the daybook, consumer complaints and “franchise” stories…
Lots of journalism students love the idea of telling stories, but reporting frightens them. They can’t imagine walking up to someone they don’t know and asking questions. They need plenty of encouragement and lots of assignments to get more comfortable…
Most interviews journalists do are on the record, especially for broadcast. Seems obvious–after all, we usually show up with a camera! But there may be times when you have to make a deal with a source in order to get…
Most journalists know that to find really good stories they need to step away from the computer. Sure, there a ton of information online that could lead to a story, but nothing beats getting out of the office. And the best…
