Spread across Montana are seven Native American reservations and the state-recognized Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. And for four months each year, a team of students from the University…
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Like a lot of people, I struggle with anxiety. Deadlines are particularly stressful, which is crazy because I’m in an industry in which the deadline is sacrosanct. Your editor gives you a…
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The American public’s distrust of the media is not new. Neither is it surprising, says Kyle Pope, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journalism Review. But how bad is it?…
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Texas has one of the nation’s leading state laws to protect reporters and others from being sued for trying to obtain or share public information. Anti-SLAPP statutes, where SLAPP stands…
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How much thought is given to the relationship between journalists and their editors? George Sylvie, an assistant professor of journalism with the University of Texas at Austin and author of…
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Metrics have always played an important role in journalism, but different newsrooms might not think about them in the same way. By measuring something as simple as a reader comment,…
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Once again, it all comes back to Serial. Martin Spinelli, a senior lecturer in media and cultural studies within the Media, Film and Music School at the University of Sussex…
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Research papers come out all the time, but how do journalists know which ones are worth noting and which aren’t worth the paper the press release was printed on? Journalist’s…
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Every reporter has been there: An editor assigns a story on an unfamiliar topic and there’s a mad-dash to find a source who can provide crucial information. But how to…
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It was supposed to be a lighthearted, playful joke in a sports-loving city. The week before the Super Bowl, Michael Telek wanted to have a little fun on a sports…
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