Tell them why – and sell more

Like some other kids, I learned how to drive before taking the drivers’ education class in high school. My father took me to the...
Jim Stasiowski, writing coach

Staying a step ahead of your editors

Jim Stasiowski Writing Writing coach Jim Stasiowski welcomes your questions or comments. Call him at (775) 354-2872 or write to: 2499 Ivory Ann Drive Sparks, Nev. 89436.A recent enjoyable email...

Make it a mantra: ‘Get one more source’

Bart Pfankuch is an investigative reporter for South Dakota News Watch, online at sdnewswatch.org. Email him at bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org
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Defending all of us by defending a free press

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

January Obituaries 2020

CONNECTICUT Forrest Palmer Andrew Thomas McCarthy Jr. MAINE None reported MASSACHUSETTS Timothy Baker Blodgett Barbara Krause Rawson Brouker Michael Burke John Chmael Marguerite (Chandler) Connolly Joanne Wilder Davis Timothy Becker Gassert Herbert P. McMeekin Robert E. Millard Jean Scarborough NEW...

A salute to those who wave the editorial banner

Last summer’s Grassroots Editor still sits in my stack of journalism publications. The edition announced the Golden Quill winners in annual competition...
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NENPA lends help to Radically Rural

The New England Newspaper and Press Association assisted with Radically Rural’s community journalism program run by The Keene Sentinel on Sept. 22-23. Each year, the...

How AI-Powered Tools Could Help Revive Journalism

Robert Weissgraeber | Forbes | January 3, 2019 I’m here to offer some hope, albeit from an unlikely place....

Digging deeper: How to find opportunities (and time) to go in-depth

Bart Pfankuch is the content director for South Dakota News Watch, an online public-service journalism group. He can be reached...

‘Be nice’ is not needed during crisis — but a free press is

“Be nice” — two words not found anywhere among the 45 words of the First Amendment. Also not found: “positive,” or “get ya”...