Wednesday, February 24, 2021

An explainer for far-right identities and terminology

 The Poynter Institute has come up with a guide on understanding the different far-right organizations and some of their language and terminology.


Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Student journalist gets OK to be a journalist again

 A student at a university in Kansas had been ordered to cease and desist from being a reporter by the administration. He's just found out that it's OK to be a journalist again.


Duke's Coach K apologizes to student journalist after postgame tiff

 Jake Piazza thought he was getting the thrill of a lifetime by getting to ask a question of Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski after a tough loss. Unfortunately, it did not go as planned, but the famed Coach K later reached out to apologize to the student.

  Meanwhile, here's Jake's take on the incident.


Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Environmental webinar for journalists

 The Society of Environmental Journalists will hold a free webinar on Oct. 28, covering such issues as climate change, the pandemic and the role of environmental issues in the election. 

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Revisiting an old chestnut

Gearing up for my 21st year of teaching and found this old favorite from back in the day.