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Our Covering Coronavirus content from March 12 to August 14 can be found below.
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Newsletters
AUGUST
- August 14, 2020: Trump asks Syria to free Austin Tice; What can go wrong on live TV Election Night; ‘Pass it forward’ free designs
- August 13, 2020: 3 tips when covering faith; To fight newsroom inequity, look up; 5 breathing exercises to try now
- August 12, 2020: Tribune leaving newsrooms; 3 steps to equity in local news; 4 signs of burnout you may be brushing off
- August 11, 2020: Kamala Harris’ first media appearances; Journalist Austin Tice begins 9th year of detention in Syria
- August 10, 2020: End of NYT in print?; 7 newsrooms, 1 goal; Who’s in the trench with you?; Rethink your pandemic journal
- August 7, 2020: WAMU GM ousted; McClatchy’s new CEO; Gritty journalists, resilient kids; 5-minute reset; A fond farewell
- August 6, 2020: Editor apologizes for ‘Journalism Matters’ t-shirts; From Beirut: ‘I needed to photograph to stay sane’; Profiling a sex trafficking survivor
- August 5, 2020: Biden hits back at reporter; Public records search strategies; Good leaders invest in others; Ready. Set. Play!
- August 4, 2020: Staff demand resignation at WAMU; How to catch a recruiter’s eye; Reveal your intentions; Reading as self-care
- August 3, 2020: 100th edition; Journalist covering Trump tests positive; How COVID could hurt newsroom diversity; Remote work check; Labyrinths as self-care
JULY
- July 31, 2020: Editor killed in crash; A ‘flash of interest’ in crime & policing; Check your tech
- July 30, 2020: WaPo uppercases White (and Black); CIA agent takes on fake news; The mummy’s X-ray; Schedule time off
- July 29, 2020: LA Times, NYT journalists on opinion journalism; Don’t work with jerks; Kickstart creative thinking
- July 28, 2020: For baseball writers, the game has changed; Raiding Area 51; Coaching without controlling; Trade chaos for calm in the morning
- July 27, 2020: Notre Dame drops out of presidential debate, where’s next?; When government ‘gags’ its experts; ‘I’ or ‘We’ managers; Working in working out
- July 24, 2020: Why (and how) to diversify your I-team; leadership legacies start now; reset your pandemic routines; ‘I’m never not writing’
- July 23, 2020: 17-year-old journalist gassed; Miami Herald’s COVID audience strategy; Resolving conflict remotely; Shift your WFH setup (and attitude)
- July 22, 2020: From cow to customer – explaining a pandemic journey; Keep feedback frequent; “The news never sleeps”; Water can make you smarter
- July 21, 2020: NYT reporter punched; A college town’s ‘crazy news cycle’; Lead values first; Heat and WFH
- July 20, 2020: Fox News lawsuit; Terry Gross & Michael Barbaro swap interview tips; Connections at work; Self-care for freelancers
- July 17, 2020: Fox News staffers erupt; How NYT makes sense of COVID-19 data; A witness to ‘history being written’; Make the most of webinars
- July 16, 2020: Vox layoffs; LinkedIn for journalists; Feedback’s no luxury; Marvin Kalb & Ken Burns program; Holistic self-care habits
- July 15, 2020: NPR ratings collapse; ‘We can expect, and should demand, scrutiny from our colleagues’; Feeling stuck at work? Take a break.
- July 14, 2020: Vanity Fair’s historic cover; A national database for local journalists; Plants as self-care; Lead with empathy
- July 13, 2020: New programs with Terry Gross, Michael Barbaro, Nikole Hannah-Jones; Are you easy to manage?; Interviewing the Candy Bomber; Managing your student debt
- July 10, 2020: Last reporter in town; Black editors on leading through BLM; Cold War pen-pals; Rev up your run/walk routine
- July 9, 2020: White House reporter tests positive for COVID-19; How a style guide keeps up with changes; Lead the change; Who to check in on right now
- July 8, 2020: Journalists share best reporting advice; ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi on ‘the simple set of words’ that guide him; Restarting your workouts; Upcoming Conventions
- July 7, 2020: NBC News’ new quota; How NFL reporters are handling COVID-19 coverage restrictions; What about routine check-ups?
- July 6, 2020: These DC media orgs got PPP loans; Job hunting tips for mid-career journalists; Take control of the to-do list; In a lucid dream
- July 2, 2020: Emerging journalists demand diversity; Inclusion starts in the classroom; Leading WFH parents; how to celebrate safely
- July 1, 2020: Trouble at the LA Times; Unpublishing ‘suffering’; Virtual job interview tips; Tax deadline is July 15
JUNE
- June 30, 2020: Journalist with COVID snaps final family photo; Trans Journalists Association launches; Thank your team; Manage, not deny, anger
- June 29, 2020: Will McClatchy be purchased by nonprofit savior? Mizzou journalism grad changes NFL; From symbolic to systemic newsroom change
- June 26, 2020: Maria Ressa to receive Aubuchon award; A TV station explains itself; Last interview with ‘Friends’ songwriter; Screen cleaning
- June 25, 2020: L.A. Times settles bias lawsuit; Mask up; Facing furloughs; Taking psychological breaks
- June 24, 2020: Pulitzer Prize winner dies of COVID; ‘The stories we tell ourselves’; Ed Yong’s advice to emerging journalists; Kick the caffeine
- June 23, 2020: WHCA cancels dinner; ‘There is no pipeline problem’; Life after a layoff
- June 22, 2020: AP journalist dies of COVID; Making time for your team; Covering sports’ ‘Granddaddy of them all’
- June 18, 2020: Inside ‘The Unwritten Rules’; How journalists can hold police accountable; Free design tools for any journalist
- June 17, 2020: Design hacks if you don’t usually create visuals; Missing trans voices; The danger of ‘paying your dues’
- June 16, 2020: Pittsburgh paper sued for discrimination; Be a sponsor, not just a mentor; Unplug for your health
- June 15, 2020: Cartoons: Polarized ink?; Mental health fund for Black journalists; How to turn off work
- June, 12, 2020: Blame the pollsters?; How to network virtually; How to spend your weekend outside; ‘Second-home’ on campus
- June 11, 2020: Covering disability during a pandemic; Mugshot galleries are ‘pure schadenfreude’; How to face uncertainty
- June 10, 2020: How to navigate PACER; Pop culture hype amid pandemic; Face mask best practices
- June 9, 2020: ‘A reckoning moment’ for newsrooms; Smart leaders read the room; Helping others, virtually
- June 8, 2020: 3 top editors resign in 3 days; Can journalists donate to charity?; Class of 2020 grad’s Nyota magazine
- June 5, 2020: When police want your video or photos; ‘Never be complacent’; The power of a midday nap
- June 4, 2020: Philly, NYT journalists revolt; Black American or African American?; When protest stories end; Breaks, boundaries, bonding
- June 3, 2020: ACLU sues on behalf of journalist; Leaders build trust; ‘Always be hustling’
- June 2, 2020: Legal, physical safeguards essential; Do you qualify as an ally?; LGBTQ coverage during pandemic; Difficult conversations with family
- June 1, 2020: Journalism groups’ open letter to law enforcement; Reporting under curfew orders; Hostility ‘a feature, not a bug’; Contact your EAP
MAY
- May 29, 2020: CNN team’s arrest illegal, NPPA says; Avoiding loaded language; Covering context, not just conflict
- May 28, 2020: From ingenious street reporter to furlough; Bad sushi + Surrogate family = Big win; The gift of empathy; Sleep deprived?
- May 27, 2020: ‘Just get some words on a page’; How will you remember the pandemic?; ‘Meet Merlin the Rescue Duck’; Level up wellness with video game
- May 26, 2020: NYT editor on ’emotionally taxing work’ of honoring COVID lives lost; Give thanks, platinum-rule style; Free finance classes
- May 22, 2020: Behind the scenes of the Big Scribble; How to onboard in a pandemic; Interviewing Arabic Sesame Street viewers; Try a scavenger hunt
- May 21, 2020: NewsGuild lobbies Congress; How to be a good human; Who’s your beneficiary?
- May 20, 2020: Journalism union releases guidance for reopening newsrooms; Work friends matter; The case for real pants
- May 19, 2020: Reporting for details in a pandemic; Lead with humanity; Try an outdoor office space
- May 18, 2020: Managers as guides, not guards; Virtual job hunting help; Letter-writing revival
- May 15, 2020: NBC News death; ‘We can win again,’ says Navajo Times editor; Covering a rapper flap; Spring cleaning – now what?
- May 14, 2020: How many journalists have COVID-19?; Beware of ‘recency bias’; Rescue pandemic conversations
- May 13, 2020: NYT live-chats SCOTUS; Class of 2020 advice from ‘Snow Fall’ reporter; Tips for teammates
- May 12, 2020: NYT journalists on having COVID-19; Shop talk while social distancing; Redefine journaling
- May 11, 2020: Who is left behind in education reporting?; An internship with ‘impact’; Start a “love me” file
- May 8, 2020: Designing the post-pandemic newsroom; The real ‘View from my Window’; A class of 2020 surprise graduation gift; Give coaching a rest
- May 7, 2020: Americans support gov’t COVID funds for news; Small gestures, big impact; Your pandemic routines
- May 6, 2020: COVID-19 deaths; How readers are thanking news orgs; Class of 2020’s ‘bulletin burger’
- May 5, 2020: NPPA’s ‘urgent’ needs; How to help when they’re stressed; ‘She Said’ is Book Bracket champ
- May 4, 2020: Antiracist reporting on COVID-19; Derby Day for local heroes; stay-at-home adventure photography
- May 1, 2020: Tech reporting and the ‘new normal’; Connector etiquette; Organize your WFH space; “She Said” v. “All The President’s Men”
APRIL
- April 30, 2020: Journalists prepare as states reopen; How to be a ‘connector’; Caring for your face mask
- April 29, 2020: Writing, resilience and community in crisis; Vox podcaster’s advice to class of 2020; Just breathe
- April 28, 2020: COVID-19 reporting trends from Motor City; Sip away stress; Best journalism books face off
- April 27, 2020: Watch COVID-19 coverage evolve in timeline; Bipartisan ad praises Kentucky journalists; Stop annoying your coworkers; The myth of multitasking
- April 24, 2020: White House seat swap; Lessons from a recession j-school grad; Keeping newsrooms resilient; The case for taking a break
- April 23, 2020: Know your legal rights; Informing indigenous communities; Avoid screen fatigue
- April 22, 2020: Cuomo’s son recovering; Robin Roberts’ advice to j-school grad; 1,000 masks for photographers; Puzzling peace
- April 21, 2020: Ex-Newsday reporter dies of COVID-19; Covering protests; New emergency funds available; Sky-high self-care
- April 20, 2020: Deep business dives for reporters; Translating for Spanish-speaking readers; Meet the class of 2020; Set down some roots
- April 17, 2020: Writing through grief; The “hyperproductivity high”; Virtual gallery nights; Book Bracket pop quiz
- April 16, 2020: Encryption while WFH; Brevity is efficient until it’s deficient; The home stretch
- April 15, 2020: Connecting COVID-19 and climate change; How’s your team?; Build your digital portfolio; Mute the notifications
- April 14, 2020: L.A. Times cuts; Cartooning through crisis; Follow the Fault Lines; Virtual volunteering
- April 13, 2020: New job listings; Journalism’s class of 2020; Chair yoga for journalists; Cast Book Bracket round 1 votes
- April 10, 2020: Nurse-photographer captures hospital’s last ‘normal’ days; New reporting, writing & leadership programs open; Reset your sleep routine
- April 9, 2020: White House tests journalists for COVID-19 before today’s briefing; How UC Berkeley students are helping NYT; ‘Weird’ pandemic book launch
- April 8, 2020: How Politico is taking care of the newsroom; Intern captures ‘era-defining’ photo; Avoid the ‘Quarantine 15’
- April 7, 2020: How CBS podcast makes sense of pandemic briefings; Bringing policy stories to life; No gym gear? No problem
- April 6, 2020: How to uncover economy stories; Science writer: Explain the uncertainty; Providing feedback when you’re swamped
- April 3, 2020: AP editor dies; How to humanize policy stories; Unsung heroes to applaud; Chiropractor’s WFH tips
- April 2, 2020: How to engage Latino communities; Tipping point moments; WaPo graphic animates grounded industry
- April 1, 2020: Journalists skip briefings; Better email interviews; Balancing WFH give and get; Book Brackets open for picks
MARCH
- March 31, 2020: CNN’s Cuomo quarantined; your legal rights when covering the outbreak; reporting takeaways from S. Korea
- March 30, 2020: Gannett furloughs, Tampa Bay Times cuts print; When your team is hurting; Reporting on the ‘invisible’ campaign
- March 27, 2020: “A relationship forged in fire”; WFH bingo; News “essential” in 29 states — and so is student journalism
- March 26, 2020: A risk scientist’s tips for journalists; How to be an instant editor; First-person accounts from reporters
- March 25, 2020: Politics readers still want their Fix; How to be a manager who ‘gets it’; AI & COVID-19 ideas
- March 24, 2020: Post’s Von Drehle on surviving COVID-19; New questions for religion reporters; WFH ergonomics
- March 23, 2020: New case at New York Times; Editor memos that work; Graphics to share; COVID-19 & FOIA
- March 20, 2020: 1st news staffer coronavirus death; handling real conflict virtually; ‘Nobody recovers in isolation’
- March 19, 2020: How student journalists stay local; Help your team be resilient; Book Brackets sub in for March Madness
- March 18, 2020: Photojournalists describe the frontlines; WaPo simulation draws reader thanks; Meteorologist: ‘Learning shouldn’t stop’
- March 17, 2020: What *not* to call the coronavirus; Information is currency for managers; Explain your story choices
- March 16, 2020: Will COVID-19 grow-subscriptions? Next-wave coverage plans; Put down your phone, really.
- March 13, 2020: How sports journalists are adapting; Communicating remotely with your boss; ‘This is our calling’
- March 12, 2020: Why everyone is sharing *that* graphic; ‘the Olympics of explanatory journalism’; Classified coronavirus meetings
Stories
AUGUST
- Graphic designer, editor give away fully designed pages
- 3 tips for covering faith when you usually don’t
- ‘One to watch’: Sen. Kamala Harris’ earliest national media appearances
- Journalist Austin Tice begins 9th year of detention in Syria this week
- 7 student newsrooms, 1 goal: One Vote N.C. seeks to educate, motivate voters
- Journalists have grit, even during a pandemic. What about their children?
- ‘I needed to photograph to stay sane’: US journalist recounts Beirut explosion
- ‘Stereotypes need to be shattered’; How j-schools can help diversify newsrooms
JULY
- Capitalizing W is not a Black and White decision
- Former CIA analyst shares ‘fake news’ tips for journalists
- For MLB writers, ‘our focus right now is getting through 60 games with our health intact’
- The government’s PR barrier: When access to experts is limited or banned
- How the Miami Herald is turning COVID-19 readers into loyal subscribers
- Post follows a burger from cow to customer: ‘I think about this story almost every time I eat’
- Ann Arbor’s only daily newspaper is run by students, covering an endlessly ‘crazy news cycle’
- Terry Gross and Michael Barbaro share interview tips and techniques
- A wild, wild West”: How NYT makes sense of COVID-19 reporting systems
- Journalists: It’s time to start using LinkedIn
- ‘We are seeking a higher standard’: J-schools can improve newsroom diversity
- At 400,000 pages and growing, a database of COVID-19 documents bursts with local stories
- Institute announces programs with Terry Gross, Abby Phillip, Sewell Chan, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Michael Barbaro and more
- Stuck on style? Diversity Style Guide aims to be inclusive, evolving resource
- ‘Come in curious and empathetic’: A Rolling Stone reporter asked journalists to share the best reporting advice — and hundreds did
- ‘The model has completely changed’: Reporting under NFL COVID-19 protocols
- Job hunting? Advice for mid-career journalists
- Newsroom leaders, here’s what future staffers want you to know about diversity
- ‘There’s always more that can be done’: How J-schools can help newsrooms with diversity
- ‘We were the source of their suffering’: How one newsroom lets stories be forgotten
- Stand out on screen: How to nail a virtual job interview
JUNE
- Trans Journalists Association launches to fill gap
- This Missouri j-school grad changed the NFL
- Journalistic transparency: A TV station explains its decisions to the public
- How to be there for your furloughed or laid off colleague
- ‘There is no pipeline problem’: Robert Hernandez on newsroom diversity
- In a creative rut? Try these exercises.
- Telling stories about race and identity in the time of COVID-19 and George Floyd
- These design tools will help any journalist make better graphics
- Trans voices were missing from SCOTUS ruling coverage. Tips for being more inclusive.
- ‘The right to be offended’: Political cartooning in an ideologically divided country
- Fund aids Black journalists amid pandemic and protest coverage
Public opinion polling and political backlash: “It goes with the turf” - How to build your professional network, virtually
- How to strengthen your coverage of disabilities during the pandemic
- ‘It’s pure schadenfreude’: Why mugshot galleries are going but not gone
- Navigating PACER: How to deep dive the federal court system
- ‘A reckoning moment’: Newsrooms face their own shortcomings
- Can journalists donate money to social causes?
- Police are seeking journalists’ protest videos & photos. What do you do?
- Black? Black American? African American? Use this flow chart.
- ACLU files lawsuit in Minneapolis as journalists report police hostility nationwide
- Legal and physical safeguards essential in protest coverage
- Pride during the pandemic: Improving LGBTQ coverage with every story
- Curfew orders add to potential tension between journalists and police
- “A feature, not a bug:” Hostility against journalists is a function of the time
MAY
- Arrest of CNN journalists was illegal, says NPPA
- MPR ‘taking extra precautions’ in dual protest and pandemic reporting
- Minneapolis coverage needs context, not just conflict, to convey unfolding story of George Floyd
- “On ice” — A Baltimore Sun reporter goes from COVID-19 frontlines to furlough
- Bad sushi and a surrogate family helped writer win Big Scribble contest
- A soda, a candle, a couch — talismans of a writing routine from 3 journalists
- How the New York Times chose the 1,000 lives they honored on the front page
- Big Scribble pop-up pandemic contest draws writers who won’t quit
- A government lifeline? NewsGuild lobbies Congress for short-, long-term help
- Journalism labor unions: Work from home as long as you can
- Reporting for details in a pandemic: How to enlist sources as a guide
- How job seekers can use their college & alumni networks
- ‘We can win again’: Navajo Times editor reflects on spirit of the people
- How many journalists have COVID-19? Why we don’t know
- Supreme Court’s pandemic innovation leads to NYTimes innovation
- New York Times journalists report on their own experiences with COVID-19
- As the school year ends, work remains for education reporters
- As Texas reopened, Dallas Morning News found value in flexibility, diversity and nuance
- What will the post-pandemic newsroom look like? This media architect explains
- ‘Where I’m writing from’ shows WFH reality for journalists
- From Fresno to Houston to Raleigh, communities are rewarding news orgs for COVID-19 service
- ‘There’s a person behind the camera’: NPPA’s financial needs are ‘urgent’
- ‘She Said’ wins favorite journalism book in 2020 Book Bracket final
- How to report on life-saving COVID-19 plasma donations
- COVID-19 turns horse-race coverage into a Kentucky Derby for local heroes
- How to be antiracist in coronavirus coverage
- Reuters tech reporter describes the ‘new normal’ on the beat
APRIL
- Preparing to reopen: Texas newsroom weighs safety, story, community responsibility
- ‘Writing is my normal’: How to stay resilient and become the glue for communities in crisis
- Lessons from Detroit: Reporting on COVID-19 racial and class disparities
- Local leaders buy full-page ad to thank Kentucky paper
- How editors can instill resilience amid pandemic and economic anxiety
- I was a journalism grad in a recession; what I got was a second education
- Your COVID-19 related legal rights: From drones to unemployment benefits
- How Indian Country Today is serving Native communities with COVID-19 news
- AP covers protests as ‘clues to the policy and political divides’
- How 1,000 masks made it to photographers in the field
- Covering protests: ‘Dissent is not a one-way street, it’s a roundabout’
- En espanol, IndyStar renews effort to serve Spanish-speaking audiences
- Here’s a quick resource for business trends when you need a deep dive
- ‘Grieving Together, Alone’: Two journalists talk about writing through grief
- How well do you know the journalism books vying for the Sweet 16?
- How can COVID-19 reporters cope?
- Tips from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for your digital protection
- How to protect sources during a pandemic, while working from home
- Ask the obvious questions: Science reporter talks COVID-19 and climate change
- Job seekers, build your online portfolio now
- Fault Lines reveal coronavirus disparities (and coverage of them)
- Penning the pandemic: Cartoonists find humor amid panic
- As newsrooms cut, new job board lists 500 journalism openings
- Class of 2020: Journalism needs you
- Nurse-photographer captures resilience as coronavirus cases begin to surge
- UC Berkeley grad students give NYT’s California coronavirus coverage a boost
- Embracing the ‘weird’: Health reporter launches book during pandemic
- At POLITICO, relieving newsroom stress is not just about taking Friday off
- Going viral while voting: How an intern’s photo captured ‘an era-defining moment’
- New CBS podcast conveys the essence of White House coronavirus briefings
- Five ways to find personal narratives for your policy stories
- A caveat: How an LA Times science writer explains coronavirus uncertainty
- “Ordinary life in extraordinary times:” Reporting economy stories for the people impacted most
- Three free tools for transcribing interviews quickly
- Five ways to tell memorable coronavirus policy stories
- How to diversify coronavirus coverage to ‘start taking off the layers of this onion’
- 10 tips for better email interviews
MARCH
- Your legal rights: How to respond if police or health officials challenge coronavirus reporting
- Foreign correspondent shares coronavirus coverage lessons from South Korea
- How the Inquirer is covering the ‘invisible’ presidential campaign
- University of Alabama journalists find sources – and community – when campus is closed
- Coronavirus community engagement can create relationships ‘forged in fire’
- Risk scientist explains how journalists can help communities make fact-based decisions
- Post readers still want their Fix of politics news ‘as a kind of escape’ from coronavirus
- How the Journal Sentinel’s DC bureau chief is covering politics during the pandemic
- Religion reporting in a time of coronavirus
- Graphic artist shares his coronavirus work (and design tips)
- We’re not ‘trying’ to do journalism, we’re doing it, says student editor
- ‘You are not alone’: Photojournalists share tips from the coronavirus frontlines
- From idea to graphic – how the Washington Post visualized the spread of a virus
- How the pandemic changed the Chicago Tribune’s Democratic primary coverage
- Meteorologist starts online weather classes for students stuck at home
- For sports journalists, the game is still on
- COVID-19 cracks small holes in paywalls
Leadership
- Newsroom leaders: How to help your team cope
- Newsroom leaders: Be big, bold, empathetic and angry
- The Leadership Class of 2020: 10 lessons learned
- Leaders: We have a lot of catching up to do
- The secret to inspiring leadership
- Lead like it is January
- How the Big Story brings out our best
- Managers, it’s Election ‘Murphy’ time
- Ten truths about planning
- Great leaders close the loop
- Could I have a word with you about your manager?
- Leaders use the power of intentionality
- ‘Watching people succeed’: What brings managers joy
- ‘It’s about them winning, not you’: What brings managers joy
- What brings managers joy: ‘Run through walls’
- ‘Provoke ideas and let them run’: What motivates managers
- What makes managers happy: ‘I love seeing employees grow’
- Are you a great middle manager?
- To be an ally, you can’t just hold others to account
- A voice or a vote? Great leaders help teams exercise influence
- Ode to a leader’s love
- To fight systemic inequity, look up
- Working ‘in the trenches’ during a pandemic
- Leaders, it’s time for a remote work check
- Are you an “I’ or a “We” Manager? When and why?
- We need connections, not just transactions
- Leaders, are you easy to manage?
- One small, smart message for work-from-home parents
- Newsroom change must be systemic, not symbolic
- Leaders protect their teams: Mask up
- A moment for change: Allies can make a difference
- The danger of “paying your dues”
- Don’t stop with protest stories, start covering systemic racism
- Allies know they need to learn; here’s help
- You’re covering racial justice; are you heeding diverse voices?
- Five years from now, how will you look back on this moment?
- Welcome, stranger – joining a new team from afar
- Work friends matter – even from afar
- Good managers are guides, not guards
- Beware of ‘recency bias’ in your remote decision-making
- Don’t let social distancing silence shop talk
- When to give the coach a rest
- Small gestures have big impact on motivation
- How do you help when someone tells you they’re stressed?
- Do you practice “connector etiquette”?
- Damn the distance, be a connector
- Check your idiosyncrasies
- How to cope when you’re tethered to your desk
- Check on your editors
- Getting Zoomed-out? Tips to make video gatherings more user-friendly
- Brevity is efficient – until it’s deficient
- What phase has your remote team entered?
- Good leadership delivers
- What advice can we give the next generation of journalists?
- ‘Are you OK?’ Great bosses ask then act
- How to meet the needs of introverts and extroverts from a social distance
- How do I provide feedback when I’m barely keeping up with all my work?
- Virtual applause to real heroes on your team
- Managing the “Give” and “Get” Ledger
- When WFH means too much ‘give’ and too little ‘get’
- When they’re hurting
- Work from home Bingo
- You’re an “Instant Editor” – what now?
- How can I show I’m a manager who ‘gets it’?
- 16 top leaders share tips for supporting newsrooms
- How do I find the right words to encourage the team?
- How do we resolve real conflict in a virtual newsroom?
- How do leaders help us stay resilient?
- How can journalists stay focused on deadlines with distractions at home (and without working all the time)?
- Leadership tips for sending messages
- How should smart managers be looking ahead?
- Communicating clearly during a crisis
Self-Care
Here are our best tips for taking care of yourselves during the coronavirus outbreak. We’ll be updating our advice daily.
Meet the class of 2020
The National Press Club Journalism Institute is spotlighting the next generation of journalists, students who graduated from college or Master’s programs this spring into a challenging job market. We hope they’ll meet future bosses and colleagues here, who will reach out and support them in building journalism’s future together.
- Isabela Vazquez, St. Mary’s University (Texas)
- Frankie McLister, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Jane Turchi, Texas A&M University (Texas)
- Brandon Ruiz-Peña, University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas)
- Elise Dean, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Tony Thai, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Sam Cabral, Northwestern University (Washington, D.C.)
- Lou Buhl, Wayne State University (Michigan)
- Michael Tobin, University of Oregon (Oregon)
- Will Bjarnar, Marist College (New York)
- Anna Ta, Rice University (Texas)
- Malak Silmi, Wayne State University (Michigan)
- Rio Paynter, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Joe Snell, Northwestern University (Washington, D.C.)
- Dan Toomey, University of Southern California (California)
- Kelly Kimball, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Mark Satter, Northwestern University (Washington, D.C.)
- Jenna Ortiz, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Carol Wright, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Verónica Del Valle, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Donny Morrison, University of Oregon (Oregon)
- Gabrielle Caracciolo, Syracuse University (New York)
- Benjamin Weiss, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Rob Kleifield, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Molly Stellino, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Nicola Wenz, University of Southern California (California)
- Addison Kliewer, University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
- Claire Bugos, Northwestern University (Illinois)
- Jishnu Nair, Syracuse University (New York)
- Stephanie Bates, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Zack Demars, University of Oregon (Oregon)
- Kortni (Wells) Gardner, Utah State University (Utah)
- Brady Vernon, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Shabnam Danesh, American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Abigail Sliva, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
- Sarah Hayner, Tarleton State University (Texas)
- Brenton Blanchet, University at Buffalo (New York)
- Vandana Ravikumar, Arizona State University (Arizona)
- Kane Mitten, Northern Kentucky University (Kentucky)
- Allyson Nichols, Kent State University (Ohio)
- Brittany Pichler, Texas A&M University-San Antonio (Texas)
Click here to read advice for our graduating class.
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Programming
- Journalists in peril: Creating a safer, equitable future together with Jill Geisler, Alex Marquardt, Sarah Matthews, Abby Phillip and Michael Santiago (September 16, 11:30am-12:15pm)
- What would antiracist journalism look like? with Leah Donnella, Cassie Haynes and Robert Samuels (August 21, 11:30am-12:15pm)
- Video Replay: Equity and community in local news – Lessons learned in 2020 with Jim Friedlich, Denise Rolark Barnes, Cassie Haynes, Darryl Holliday and Tasneem Raja (August 12)
- Video replay: Keeping public records public – Strategies for getting access during the pandemic with Miranda Spivack and Mark Walker (August 5)
- Video replay: Covering justice – Reimagining the cops, crime, courts beats with Michael Days, Libor Jany and Jamiles Lartey (July 31)
- Video replay: Being heard – How to use your voice so people listen with Sewell Chan, Erika Smith, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jake Silverstein (July 29)
- Video replay: How to recruit, develop and advance diverse investigative journalism teams with Manny Garcia, Maria Perez and Cheryl W. Thompson (July 24)
- Video replay: The art & craft of the interview – How to deeply listen with Terry Gross, Michael Barbaro and Kimberly Adams (July 17)
- Video replay: Newsroom leadership in the age of Black Lives Matter with Mizell Stewart III, Katrice Hardy and Mary Irby-Jones (July 10)
- Video replay: Working through – Revising your emotional story with Elizabeth Flock and Lori Gottlieb (June 24)
- Video replay: Design hacks – How to create visuals when it’s not usually your job with Beth Francesco (June 17)
- Recap: Find untold stories: How to use PACER with Seamus Hughes (June 10)
- Video replay: Writing through – Focusing in short bursts with Lane DeGregory, Deborah Netburn and Marla Broadfoot (May 27)
- Video replay: Writing through – The power of details with Jessica Contrera and Kelley Benham French (May 19)
- Video replay: Writing through – A personal pandemic with Sarah Maslin Nir and Tim Herrera (May 12)
- Video replay: Covering Coronavirus – How to be an antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi, Robert Samuels and Shannon Young (May 4)
- Video replay: Writing through – Resilience & community with Connie Schultz and Jon Mooallem (April 29)
- Video replay: Leading through – Resilient newsrooms with Robyn Tomlin, Mike Wilson and Jill Geisler (April 24)
- Video replay: Writing through – Grieving together, alone with Keith Woods and Tom Huang (April 17)
- Video replay: How to responsibly cover the coronavirus epidemic with Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the spokesperson for the CDC’s response, along with others. (February 10)
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Book Bracket
Your votes made “She Said” the inaugural 2020 Book Bracket champion. The book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey recounts The New York Times’ investigation into Harvey Weinstein and its far-reaching impact in igniting the #MeToo movement. “She Said” beat “All the President’s Men” and 62 of your other favorite journalism books to win the championship.