Last week, Poynter posed a question on Twitter: “Journalism survivors: You outwit, outplay, outlast. You still believe in your profession. Tweet your reasons to #whyistay” The early #whyistay tweets were bubble gum — sugary sweet and full of hot air. There wasn’t much substance, or reality. So I posed the question to a few journalists, [...]

The 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is a few weeks away, which reminded me of a big “lesson learned” journalistic moment. During the 1980s, the Eastern Bloc began to crumble. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered his famous “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” speech in Germany. By 1989, major reform [...]

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In time for Christmas, and created by three very talented co-workers, I present “God Rest Ye Weary Journalist.” Enjoy!

Want to know what journalists are talking about? Head over to journalism.me. Kiyoshi Martinez, the guy who started Angry Journalist and is now the communications and public affairs specialist for the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus, has is aggregating journalists who blog about journalism. Martinez explains how he did it, and why. It’s a very smart [...]