Al in the News

Almost every day, it seems, I am in the news for something, usually about journalism trends or ethics. I try to limit my comments to issues around journalism, not politics.
I get a lot of calls from college students working on term papers, so maybe these links will help them. Journalists working on deadline should call 727-821-9494. Make sure you tell the Poynter operator you are on deadline

1.24.12

Chicago Tribune-Illinois opens courts to cameras, “It is a big deal, and it’s not just a big deal for the media,” Tompkins said. “My excitement isn’t just for the newsrooms that might benefit from this, but it’s for the citizens who now will have free access to something that they were just hallway observers for.”

Those who are skeptical about allowing cameras inside courtrooms often raise concerns about whether the cameras could be a distraction or encourage defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges to play to the television audience.

But Tompkins said that years of recording trials in other states have proved those concerns to be largely unfounded. “There’s no reason to believe that a judge cannot keep decorum in a courtroom,” he said.

1.24.12 WGN Radio coverage quotes Al

1.24.12 Chicago Sun-Times coverage quotes Al

• Salt Lake Tribune-Mormon Church polls members about media habits
• Al talks about 2012 McDonald’s ads. (1.8.12)

• The New Republic-How saturation coverage of the debt ceiling debate drowns out coverage of important world events.
• LA TIMES- Tompkins on the KCET multi-million dollar deal.
• TV station sets itself apart by doing “serious news.” (TV NewsCheck)
• TVNews Check-how Washington DC Bureaus give local stations an edge
• Fox 13-Tampa. Judge: Jurors already facing stalking, harassment:
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• Poynter: Be ready for Casey Anthony to show up in your coverage area
• NPR’s All Things Considered-the role of Twitter in serious news gathering.
• NPR’s Morning Edition- Tompkins analyzes “sting” video that lands NPR top execs in trouble.
• Anatomy of a Pulitzer Prize-How Anne Hull and Dana Priest won for the Walter Reed Army Hospital investigation.

1. Expert: Media need to ask themselves questions in Quran… ‎ Brandon News and Tribune – Sep 11, 2010 Media expert Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg warns that any photos of the Quran being incinerated would provoke an immediate reaction …

2. Bogus Jobs’ Heart Attack Report Rattles Citizen Journalism … ‎ ABC News – Oct 3, 2008 That increasingly blurred line between journalism and rumor is a serious concern for Al Tompkins, the broadcast/online group leader at The Poynter Institute …

3. Live from Chile: A camera made the world a bit smaller – CNN ‎ CNN – Oct 13, 2010 … said Al Tompkins, senior faculty for broadcast and online media at the Poynter Institute, a journalism school for professionals in St. Petersburg, …

4. Lisa de Moraes – Tributes to Russert: Critics Cluck ‘Drawn… ‎ Washington Post – Jun 16, 2008 Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins spanked NBC Universal for the “hour upon hour that NBC and MSNBC devoted to coverage of his death. …

5. Juan Williams Comments Draw Discussion ‎ MyFox Houston – Oct 22, 2010 We put that question to Al Tompkins with the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in Florida. He says if the public can’t tell the difference between …

6. Judge To Decide On Release Of Caylee’s Autopsy – Orlando… ‎ WESH Orlando – Jun 18, 2009 (PDF: Read The Complete Motion) But Al Tompkins, an instructor at the Poynter Institute, said the Anthonys’ argument that the release of information would …

7. Swine flu creates controversy on Twitter – CNN ‎ CNN – Apr 27, 2009 … year and go underreported by the news media, said Al Tompkins, who teaches broadcast and online news at the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists. …

8. Covering Columbine: 10 Years Later – TVNewser ‎ mediabistro.com – Apr 20, 2009 The story is significant for television news, as Poynter’s Al Tompkins told the AP: “Cable news channels were just spreading their wings and live coverage … 10 years on, Columbine’s hold remains…‎ msnbc.com all 167 news articles »

9. SEC investigates fake Jobs data – Business – Macworld UK ‎ Macworld UK – Oct 6, 2008 That increasingly blurred line between journalism and rumour is a serious concern for Al Tompkins, the broadcast/online group leader at The Poynter … Why were warrants sealed in UVa slaying? | Daily Progress ‎ Daily Progress – May 7, 2010 Al Tompkins, who teaches journalism ethics at the Poynter Institute, said other reasons include fears that the documents would reveal informants or … ► DEMS IN DENVER ‎ Pay-Per-View – Boston Herald – Aug 29, 2008 Al Tompkins, an expert on broadcast journalism with the Poynter Institute, said McCain’s campaign has stayed on the radar this week but “you really can’t … Did the Coast Guard or CNN cause the 9/11 panic on the… ‎ Christian Science Monitor – Sep 12, 2009 Al Tompkins, a faculty member at the Poynter Institute, a journalism center in St. Petersburg, Fla., also told the LA Times: “It’s a really dangerous … Did Tim Russert get too fond a farewell? | cleveland.com ‎ Plain Dealer – Jun 23, 2008 And Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute, a journalism school/think tank, asked, “Would Russert have approved of Nightly News dedicating an entire newscast … … Old Ethical Dilemmas Surface in Covering Chandra Levy… ‎ Poynter.org – Feb 21, 2009 As my Poynter collegue Al Tompkins points out, “WRC named the man whom, they say , police are trying to charge, but have not yet charged. … Fort Worth Star-Telegram : Tracy Rowlett leaves TV news for… ‎ $2.95 – Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Jul 11, 2008 Al Tompkins, who heads TV journalism training at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., and is an authority on broadcast-news standards, … Maine Media Notes | The Exception Magazine ‎ Exception Magazine – Apr 17, 2009 Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute thinks so. [Poynter] The State of Maine has launched a new media gallery page within its Maine.gov portal to house all … FOXNews.com – Obama campaign charging media Election Night… ‎ Fox News – Oct 22, 2008 “It smells a lot like paying for access,” said Al Tompkins, a former TV news director who teaches broadcast and online journalism at the Poynter Institute … Sun, The : Obama Nov. 4 gala charging…‎ The Sun ($3.50) all 19 news articles » Media split on revealing name of Roethlisberger assault… ‎ pittsburghlive.com – Jul 24, 2009 Al Tompkins, a faculty member at the Poynter Institute, a Florida-based media studies school, said there is no right-or-wrong answer to the question of … Election Eve — Getting Ready for What Could Go Wrong |… ‎ Poynter.org – Oct 31, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Oct. 31, 2008 2:26 pm Poynter’s Julie Moos offers great ideas on what phone numbers to have programmed into your cell phone. … TV exec put on leave ‎ Pay-Per-View – Boston Herald – Apr 23, 2008 … inappropriate and I can’t imagine any station allowing a journalist to stay employed, much less a manager,” said Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute. … F-bombs away! TV news babe explodes on…‎ worldnetdaily.com all 10 news articles » ► Swine Flu News Buzzing On Twitter – Is It A Good Thing? ‎ InjuryBoard.com – Apr 28, 2009 … to global public health policy makes the situation newsworthy, Al Tompkins, who teaches broadcast and online news at the Poynter Institute said. … … Anthony Raises Questions about Ethics, Checkbook… ‎ Poynter.org – Mar 18, 2010 by Al Tompkins Published Mar. 18, 2010 6:12 pm ABC News has admitted that it … I asked Kelly McBride, Poynter’s ethics group leader, what she thought of … NAB Clips: 3-D, News Layoffs, On-Demand Versus On-TiVo -… ‎ nytimes.com – Apr 16, 2008 Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute detected a somewhat dour mood at the convention: “A lot of news executives tell me that newsroom layoffs are far from … Gotcha TV – Fox News Crews Stalk Bill O’Reilly’s Targets -… ‎ New York Times – Apr 15, 2009 “Nobody should hijack the power of journalism or use the public airwaves (or cable signals) simply to settle personal scores,” Al Tompkins of the Poynter … SYNAGRO SLUDGE DEAL | DETROIT: STINGER CALLS ALLEGATIONS … ‎ Pay-Per-View – Detroit Free Press – Jul 16, 2008 A media ethics expert, Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank in St. Petersburg, Fla., said Stinger violated journalistic ethics by … A Continental pilot dies in flight – The Week ‎ Week Magazine – Jun 18, 2009 … said Al Baker and Sewell Chan in The New York Times, but that they had no … mandatory retirement age for pilots, said Al Tompkins in Poynter Online. … Must We Call it the Pepsi Center? | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Aug 25, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Aug. 25, 2008 10:37 am For Pete’s sake, … (Poynter owns the Times Publishing Co., which publishes the St Pete Times. … Remembering Walter Cronkite | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Jun 19, 2009 by Al Tompkins Published June 19, 2009 12:58 pm Updated Mar. …. former editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Poynter’s St. Petersburg (Fla. … Ways to Report the McCain Story | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Feb 21, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Feb. 21, 2008 10:30 am Updated Mar. … But as Poynter’s Kelly McBride points out, the Times’ piece is bookended with innuendo of … Ways to Report the McCain Story | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Feb 21, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Feb. 21, 2008 10:30 am Updated Mar. … But as Poynter’s Kelly McBride points out, the Times’ piece is bookended with innuendo of … ► Inside the Obama/Clinton Health Care Flap | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Feb 24, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Feb. 24, 2008 8:00 am Updated Mar. … PolitiFact is published by the Times Publishing Company, of which Poynter is a part. … Crush of People Heading to the Inauguration | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Nov 9, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Nov. 9, 2008 9:43 am I have surprisingly few … a Poynter geek or any such thing, but I wonder how many journalists will use their … CBS Exposes Poor Military Medical Care | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Feb 1, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Feb. 1, 2008 1:10 pm Updated Mar. … is a friend and guest faculty member at Poynter): Tompkins: How did you hear about the story? … Reševanje čilskih rudarjev – nov mejnik v medijskih… ‎ RTV Slovenija – Oct 13, 2010 … ki mi je omogočila, da sem to spremljal v živo,” je bil navdušen Al Tompkins z novinarskega Inštituta Poynter v Sankt Peterburgu. … Covering Earth Day 2008 | Poynter. ‎ Poynter.org – Apr 21, 2008 by Al Tompkins Published Apr. 21, 2008 3:09 pm Updated Mar. … oldest and toughest sea ice around the North Pole is Poynter’s News University offers some … Murdoch revolucionará el periodismo con el primer diario… ‎ La Vanguardia – Nov 24, 2010 Al Tompkins, analista del Poynter Institute, un centro especializado en la formación de periodistas, cree que en vista de su éxito “no es una buena idea …