Stories We’re Following 8/24/2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.  — Trust in the media is increasing. Poynter Media Trust Survey found people primarily trust their local news teams for information. Click here to follow this story.   The rise of untrue stories is gaining a platform on a popular app...

Stories We’re Following 7/16/2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark —  Fact-checking and accountability journalism … tech companies are being pro-active in trying to curb ‘fake news.’ Here’s a Poynter report titled, ‘Four major tech companies take new steps to combat fake...

Stories We’re Following 6/18/18

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — “Advocates are becoming journalists.  Is that a good thing?”  Read the story here. Ukraine officials held a news conference to announce a journalist’s death, who wasn’t really dead.  Reporters were...

Stories We’re Following 5/27/2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Creating a diverse newsroom is not that easy, according to a report by the Columbia Journalism Review.  Writer Farai Chideya explains.  Click here to read.   As a journalist, on deadline, how long should you wait for a contact...

Stories We’re Following 5/21/2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Pew Research examines how much trust there is in the news media.  A public opinion survey was done across all eight countries in Western Europe. Here’s what they found.  Click here. News organizations are cutting back, laying off and...