Tag: COVID-19
Addressing the latest wave of coronavirus misinformation
First Draft created a special section on COVID-19 in its Basic Toolkit for verification. ONA quickly published a COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook and SPJ’s Journalist’s Toolbox maintains its own page of resources for fact-checking coronavirus information. Using these guides and a few select tools can help journalists verify facts and fight misinformation.
79th Pictures of the Year International competition now accepting entries
The Missouri School of Journalism’s 79th annual Pictures of the Year International (POY) competition is now accepting entries. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Jan. 17.
Best practices for trauma-informed journalism
Experts and journalists provide tips to keep yourself and your sources safe.
It is imperative that we think about our writers’ physical, emotional and legal safety
Lessons from the Global Press Institute’s Duty of Care program.
Putting Airtable to work in your newsroom
From surveying readers to tracking impact, it can do a lot more than a spreadsheet.
Small publishers can build meaningful engagement practices without more time or resources
It will help you serve the people who are most on board with your mission — and most likely to read and need your reporting.
Lessons learned from a scoop out of San Quentin
Last month, the Prison Journalism Project broke new ground with a story that began with an unexpected phone call from our correspondent inside San Quentin State Prison in the San Francisco Bay area.
Use audio to promote greater audience engagement
Social media and smartphones have made it easier than ever for newsrooms to encourage, and use, user-generated content.
Try these apps for easy entry into audio for breaking news and audience reaction
‘Voices of Kabul’ shows how audio can be harnessed in newsgathering and engagement efforts.
Collaborations are critical in building a network of prison correspondents
Finding a strategic framework for the Prison Journalism Project.