The weeks ahead will be stressful. Many of you are working from home, without your usual support network. Some of you have been the target
Al’s Morning Meeting Daily Story ideas is back
It has been 10 years since I wrote my daily email Al’s Morning Meeting for Poynter.org but this COVID-19 is a reason to start it
Download our “Managing Newsroom Stress and Trauma” handout
The Reverend Sidney Tompkins and I have been leading conversations with journalists about the stress and trauma of the job. We presented workshops at Investigative
A new edition of Al’s Cool Tools to download
So here is the new sept 2019
A story full of visual surprises
One of the biggest questions that writers must confront is “where to put the biggest surprises in a story.” Here is a Steve Rhodes story
A Local TV Station Dedicates 3-Years to Investigating Hospital Billing
See the complete story I wrote for Poynter.org KUSA investigative reporter Chris Vanderveen, investigative producer Katie Wilcox and photojournalist/editor Anna Hewson have produced more than 36 in-depth
