Training Tip of the Day
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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#577Zero in on verifiable factual claims when choosing what to check in fact-checking project.Aug 02, 2012
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#576The ability to teach through feelings is the key strength of video, especially television.Aug 01, 2012
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#575One aim of your social media strategy: Engage a niche of highly engaged participants to create content for mass audience consumption.Jul 31, 2012
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#574As a boss (or as a colleague) be clear about what you really want to accomplish when preparing for a difficult conversation.Jul 30, 2012
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#573When posting on social media, remember you are still writing and reporting information. Tone, sentiment, meaning and word choice matter.Jul 27, 2012
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#572Subjects do not define audiences; people do. Study your potential audience using surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews and observation.Jul 26, 2012
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#571Want to have a successful Facebook page? Combine coverage and links to content with conversation.Jul 24, 2012
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#570Ask yourself how a writer achieves a certain voice in his or her writing and you can see how a writer makes choices – choosing one word over another, choosing short or long sentences, choosing a point of view.Jul 23, 2012
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#569Smart news consumers--actively engaged viewers--will watch and listen carefully for which sources are heard from and which might be missing.Jul 20, 2012
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#568Focus on claims that reasonable people would be curious about when choosing what to verify in a fact-checking project.Jul 19, 2012
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