Author Archives

• Leading the Revolution: A Story from the Leadership Wars | October 12, 2006

• Five Questions For... Mike Benard | May 07, 2008
• Five Questions For... Steve Gray | April 10, 2008
• Overcoming Resistance to Change | January 31, 2007
• Women, Men and Newsroom Leadership - Part 5 | June 13, 2005
• Women, Men and Newsroom Leadership - Part 4 | June 13, 2005
• Women, Men and Newsroom Leadership - Part 3 | June 13, 2005
• Women, Men and Newsroom Leadership - Part 2 | June 13, 2005
• Women, Men and Newsroom Leadership | June 13, 2005
• 'Women have a deeper learning when they are in a community of women' | June 02, 2005
• 'My Community Newspaper' - Part 3 | May 19, 2005
• 'My Community Newspaper' - Part 2 | May 19, 2005
• 'My Community Newspaper' | May 19, 2005
• 'My Community Newspaper' - Part 1 | May 19, 2005
• ASNE Convention: Six Things that Should be on the Agenda | April 05, 2005
• Well aisle be: How wedding site theknot.com harnesses its brand | April 04, 2005
• Playing 'Survivor' with your city's council | February 03, 2005
• Redefining the Language of Journalism | February 03, 2005
• Explode the newsroom: Six ways to rebuild the system | January 20, 2005
• Presentations from 2004 Suburban Newspapers of America publishers' conference | March 09, 2004
• Five Questions for Boston Globe Publisher Richard Gilman | March 05, 2004
• In case you missed it: New FCC telemarketing rules now in place | February 05, 2004
• Targeting Gen X (and younger) in Big D | January 09, 2004
• API lends a hand with redesign of The Oklahoman | October 28, 2003
• Ombudsmen weigh in on changes at the New York Times | August 07, 2003
• Getting your words' worth | January 01, 2002

• How To Help Iowa Newspapers and Their Employees | June 18, 2008
• Ten things I learned at the weeklies' conference | November 06, 2007
• Enhance single-copy success by figuring out and delivering what retailers want | February 10, 2006

• Burning the chance to educate youth about respect and rights | June 16, 2008
• Party conventions will bring another test for free speech | May 30, 2008
• Cartoons, T-shirts and more: why the First Amendment protects what offends | May 15, 2008
• Teachers' private postings may make waves in school | May 07, 2008
• Diverse newsrooms contribute to public trust of press | April 17, 2008
• Banning liquor ads in college newspapers doesn't work | April 10, 2008
• Closed-door government lacks key ingredient: us | March 20, 2008
• Rhubarb resumes over who owns sports info, images | March 07, 2008
• Student wins battle over protecting immigration editorial | February 21, 2008
• How not to handle a college newspaper dispute | February 08, 2008
• Voters will decide if political attacks are too rough | January 25, 2008
• Car talk: Hour may be getting late for the vanity PL8 | January 14, 2008
• Look for '08 to be year of broadcast-regulation battles | January 04, 2008
• On its birthday and every day, First Amendment matters | December 13, 2007
• We saw it then, we see it now: how free press can protect us | November 29, 2007
• Parade sponsors may refuse marchers with opposing views | November 15, 2007
• Government meddling with press crosses the line | November 05, 2007
• Open meetings, open records: It's the public's business | October 24, 2007
• Journalist 'shield' - balancing openness, security | October 05, 2007
• We don't teach - or encourage - First Amendment freedoms in school | September 20, 2007
• Too much secrecy also a threat | September 06, 2007
• Stifling protest: bad choice between law and order | August 23, 2007
• We're strangling high school free speech, press | August 09, 2007
• Saluting Seigenthaler, First Amendment champion | July 26, 2007
• Reporters getting too close to sources risk losing public trust | July 16, 2007
• Fireworks over journalists' donations raise issue of 'journalist as citizen' | June 28, 2007
• American Muslims face double threat | June 21, 2007
• FCC chairman pans common-sense ruling on 'fleeting expletives' | June 14, 2007
• Internet expanding scope, meaning of 'free press' | May 31, 2007
• Second sight deserves First Amendment protection | May 17, 2007
• TV violence: more program information would be better than regulation | May 03, 2007
• Amid Va. Tech horror: experiencing, not just getting, the news | April 20, 2007
• School: 'Tolerance' editorial will not be tolerated | April 05, 2007
• 'Bong Hits' case may clarify scope of student speech | March 23, 2007
• When courtrooms peer into newsrooms, watch out | March 13, 2007
• When these reporters make a promise, it's for keeps | February 26, 2007
• Why we need a strong student press | February 12, 2007

• Interactive Community News blog | March 16, 2007
• For good writing, it's a matter of time | April 01, 2002

• Talking a journalist off the ledge | April 07, 2008
• Google doesn't fear outbound links; neither should you | March 05, 2008
• Social networks link in ways you can't foresee | February 28, 2008
• Learning how to LinkIn and what it's worth | February 28, 2008
• Bob Steele: a source of guidance and clarity | February 12, 2008
• Upholding and Updating Ethical Standards | February 12, 2008
• Innovation requires picking up the pace | February 11, 2008
• Social networking: a marathon where you sprint | February 08, 2008
• Ready to twitter to learn what that is | January 25, 2008
• Trying to catch up in Web 2.0 | November 30, 2007
• Identity matters in online conversation | November 21, 2007
• Help for a stegosaurus who needs an update | November 12, 2007
• Newsroom trainers get their MoJo going | September 08, 2007
• The routine assignment is a challenge and an opportunity | August 31, 2007
• Why would anyone target nonconsumers? | August 30, 2007
• Who says a great story has to be long? | August 25, 2007
• Sensitive but strong coverage of suicide | July 31, 2007
• Helpful resources for narrative writers | June 12, 2007
• How do you coach the "untouchable" senior writer? | June 12, 2007
• See what a difference a reporter can make | June 01, 2007
• Dealing with growing demands and shrinking staffs | May 31, 2007
• Adapting isn't enough; we need to transform | May 31, 2007
• After a long delay, tips on dealing with procrastination | May 18, 2007
• Fun writing from a judge? | May 17, 2007
• How do you measure growth? | May 15, 2007
• Resources for covering tribal issues | May 07, 2007
• Take responsibility for your words | May 02, 2007
• Embrace the beauty and opportunity beyond upheaval | April 20, 2007
• Strategic training delivers results | March 28, 2007
• Help for narrative writers | February 21, 2007
• Computer-assisted reporting: an essential skill, an outdated term | February 11, 2007
• A checklist for training success | February 07, 2007
• Give 'reverse mentoring' some consideration | January 16, 2007
• Find opportunities in upheaval | January 14, 2007
• Ideas on crowdsourcing and innovation | January 08, 2007
• Read some of Michael Browning's fine writing | January 08, 2007
• Tips from Don Murray and Brady Dennis | January 08, 2007
• Why aren't they using our pay phones? | September 27, 2006
• When does sloppy attribution become plagiarism? | September 20, 2006
• Tips for a new writing coach | September 11, 2006
• Insightful views on relevance, editing and coaching | September 01, 2006
• Time is running out on these cliches | September 01, 2006
• Help on reorganizing beats | August 09, 2006
• Pursue career goals aggressively | July 21, 2006
• A story written with emotional authenticity | July 18, 2006
• Answers for innovation skeptics | July 17, 2006
• Roy's Toolbox available soon as a book | June 24, 2006
• Advice on making that toughest call | June 12, 2006
• Lessons for journalists in tragic stories | June 03, 2006
• Coaching for better interviews | May 30, 2006
• A reporter looks back with some regrets | May 18, 2006
• Bob Rivard explains the moratorium on pun heads | May 17, 2006
• Check out "No crying in journalism except ..." | May 16, 2006
• Beware that a ban doesn't spawn snake rules | May 16, 2006
• Arguably awesome, or at least viable, tips | May 01, 2006
• Reminders of Knight-Ridder at its best | May 01, 2006
• When disaster hits, newspapers deliver | April 28, 2006
• Unleash the watchdogs -- and their trainers | April 27, 2006
• What will happen to our civic mission? | April 26, 2006
• Editors and CEOs share hope for newspapers | April 25, 2006
• Sometimes it's not nice to be nice, and other lessons for editors | April 23, 2006
• Questions to ask of every story | April 23, 2006
• How do you speed up a reporter? | April 23, 2006
• Belated recognition of a call for originality | April 20, 2006
• Leadership lessons from veteran editors | April 20, 2006
• Tips from a newsroom survivor | March 31, 2006
• Writing tips (and trash talk) from Mark Twain | March 31, 2006
• API receives grant for newsroom ethics seminars | March 20, 2006
• "Enrol" at NewsCollege | March 20, 2006
• E-Mail Misunderstandings and Newspaper Next | February 21, 2006
• World Affairs Fellowship deadline approaching | February 21, 2006
• Peanut butter lessons in project management | February 15, 2006
• We need to re-educate our gut | February 10, 2006
• Newspaper Next: Important jobs to do | February 09, 2006
• Seeking lessons for new editors | February 01, 2006
• A rant on negative writing | January 25, 2006
• Storytelling, etc. | January 25, 2006
• A week of stretching our story muscles | January 20, 2006
• Writing about abortion | January 11, 2006
• Two good pieces on the mine disaster | January 10, 2006
• Never say no for someone else | January 09, 2006
• Above the Fold | January 05, 2006
• News in the news business isn't all grim | December 30, 2005
• New blog on language | December 21, 2005
• Custom-Tailored Time Management | December 21, 2005
• Unnamed sources should have unpublished opinions | December 19, 2005
• Dick Weiss has retired | December 08, 2005
• Society of Metro Editors | November 28, 2005
• The profound impact that editors can have | November 23, 2005
• Silence is probably 'the most underused reporting tool' | November 21, 2005
• Uganda's press loses a leader with a passion for training | November 13, 2005
• Looking for mentors | November 11, 2005
• A rousing call to arms for editors | November 11, 2005
• Remember the old editor's advice: Check it out | November 11, 2005
• Don't let partisans dictate our terms | November 01, 2005
• Example of outstanding writing from Northwest Florida Daily News | October 27, 2005
• Using quotes powerfully but not the way most of us do | October 25, 2005
• The role of leadership in the lives and deaths of two foreign-language newspapers | October 25, 2005
• What do you get for your money? | October 25, 2005
• Motivating older workers and getting the story you want | October 24, 2005
• Advice for editors on helping their reporters develop characters | October 03, 2005
• Journalists need to acknowledge our trauma | September 13, 2005
• Our Readers Are Watching | September 08, 2005
• The importance of word choice | September 02, 2005
• Found vs. looted | September 02, 2005
• Heroic work in covering the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina | September 01, 2005
• How do you learn from disasters? | September 01, 2005
• Don't settle for writing a routine story | August 26, 2005
• Giving away the ending | August 19, 2005
• Don't let obstacles become excuses | August 16, 2005
• Why diversity is not simply a matter of political correctness | August 12, 2005
• Finding fascinating stories in your community | August 10, 2005
• Understanding and clarifying your mission as a journalist | August 10, 2005
• Think of computers as fact finders | August 01, 2005
• When people see training as medicine | July 26, 2005
• The power of public records | July 26, 2005
• The flip-flop flap | July 22, 2005
• Mentors don't always see their seeds blossom | July 15, 2005
• Journalists need lessons in freedom of the press | July 08, 2005
• More storytelling without quotes | July 07, 2005
• Storytelling with few or no quotes | July 06, 2005
• Embrace the future – and its tools | July 05, 2005
• Applying great movie lines to newsroom leadership | June 30, 2005
• Read this if you want to make a difference in your newsroom | June 16, 2005
• Computer-assisted reporting - not just for geeks | June 08, 2005
• A Guide to Computer- Assisted Reporting | June 08, 2005
• An ethical responsibility of all writers | June 06, 2005
• Let's be skeptical of named sources, too | June 02, 2005
• Knight study of newsroom diversity | June 01, 2005
• Is your staff too busy to grow? | May 26, 2005
• Baker has been busy on his Newsthinking site | May 26, 2005
• Readership Institute reports | May 26, 2005
• The sweet science of teaching brevity and sensitivity | July 16, 2003

• Five Questions For... Eli Amdur | April 21, 2008
• Five Questions For...Bill Watson | March 18, 2008
• Five Questions For...Richard Honack | March 04, 2008

• Bong hits and student journalism issues | July 31, 2007