by Jim Pumarlo | Mar 1, 2007 | Recent Writing
Don’t close the books on the 2006 elections The American Editor – American Society of Newspaper Editors/March 2007 Mention election coverage in the aftermath of the midterm contests, and most newsrooms will likely turn a collective deaf ear. Yet this is...
by Jim Pumarlo | Jan 8, 2007 | Recent Writing
Candidate endorsements still provide benefits to newspapers The Inlander/Jan. 8, 2007 Quiz a roomful of editors and reporters on their most memorable editorials. The noteworthy ones invariably deliver messages targeted toward specific decision-makers who are in...
by Jim Pumarlo | Dec 1, 2006 | Recent Writing
Rules of Endorsement Editor & Publisher Shoptalk (on-line edition)/December 2006 Coverage of the coming 2008 elections is already building. But it’s vital to consider, at the same time, that editorial endorsements in local elections are becoming increasingly...
by Jim Pumarlo | Aug 1, 2006 | Recent Writing
Ethical situations should be part of your training Publishers’ Auxiliary/August 2006 Readers want assurances that stories are accurate, fair and not tainted by ethical lapses. A single error in judgment – Jayson Blair’s fabrications at the New York...
by Jim Pumarlo | May 1, 2006 | Recent Writing
Elements of outstanding election coverage Publishers Auxiliary/May 2006 Election coverage is demanding and filled with potential pitfalls, especially in community newspapers where resources always are stretched to the limits and where editors face a battery of ongoing...
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