Stories We’re Following 5/20/2018

Men outnumber women in U.S. newsrooms and in fact-checking positions.  Nurses are rarely used as sources in health news, but make up nearly a third of all healthcare professionals.  Illinois statehouse press has dwindled in recent years, but an Illinois...

Stories We’re Following 10/20

Journalists have donated money to both the Clinton and Trump campaigns, while the ethical codes at some news outlets prohibit employees from making donations to political organizations or campaigns, the Columbia Journalism Review reported. Poynter published an article...

Stories We’re Following – 03/16/16

Kwame Opam, from the Verge, looked at how First Lady Obama and her communications team have worked to craft her image on social media. (social media, ad/pr) Michelle Fields and Ben Shapiro resigned from Breitbart News after the organization’s response to the alleged...

Stories We’re Following 08/21/15

Ethics A new app bridges the gap between journalists and computer engineers to keep sources safe and provide a secure system for reporting, via Columbia Journalism Review. Among Alabama Media Group’s sweeping layoffs is Birmingham News’s last black reporter. The...

Stories We’re Following 10/01/15

Stories We’re Following this Week Reporta, a new app by the International Women’s Media Foundation, allows journalists in hot spots to have continued access to sources, according to Poynter. Brian Williams made his return to the anchor’s desk after a six-month...