Each day, Poynter's News University will share a tip, a suggestion or idea to help your reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, and multimedia work better. We'll draw tips from our more than 150 training modules. Follow us on Twitter with our #nutip hashtag. Or subscribe to our RSS feed.
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#523The storyline for your sports story will come from one of the three steps to reporting an event—research, observation and interviews.Feb 10, 2012
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#522Listening to employees throughout the process of change helps you identify problems and obstacles, even those that are on the horizon.Feb 09, 2012
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#521Remember that simple is often better. Whiz-bang spinning things may catch a user’s eye. But in the long-run, baseless decoration is shallow, while effective presentation strategies can enhance storytelling.Feb 07, 2012
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#520Great bosses boost intrinsic motivators by knowing each person’s personality, preferences and life experiences and then playing to his or her strengths.Feb 03, 2012
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#519Don’t use your editor as a crutch and hand over copy when it becomes too much to handle. Be your own editor first.Jan 31, 2012
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#518Wondering whether your feature story has Pulitzer potential? Ask yourself: Does it have a narrative arc?Jan 30, 2012
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#517In order to meet deadlines, give yourself a fixed time to leave the scene of a story you're covering.Jan 26, 2012
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#516Successful home pages provide an adequate sense of the news without further clicking. Offer a brief but clear overview of news, similar to television or radio news reports.Jan 24, 2012
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#515A key selling point for webpages: Put fewer stories on a page and include stronger visual elements.Jan 17, 2012
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#515Tight shots are a good way to transition during editing between inside and outside, different locations or different times of day.Jan 12, 2012