Professor emeritus of journalism in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU, former director of the Texas Center for Community Journalism.
Fort Worth, Texas
Joined July 2008
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Make a pot of coffee or open a bottle of wine, then settle back with the new edition of Community Journalism. This online scholarly journal -- it publishes the latest research about community journalism -- contains worth-your-time insights. journal.community-journalism…
Darrell Royal's football wisdom of dancing with them what brung 'ya is relevant for today's newspapers. But we have to identify what brung us. tccj.tcu.edu/darrell-royal-w…
Community newspapers are among the few media still trying to maintain objectivity in news reporting. tccj.tcu.edu/is-community-jo…
We can't just expect Millennial and Gen-Z readers to search out news printed on dead trees. We have to go to them, not wait till they come to us. This young reporter, Brooke Crum, explains it from a Millennial's point of view. tccj.tcu.edu/if-were-going-t…
Every community journalist should read this: the importance of newspapers explaining how they work to their readers. tccj.tcu.edu/newspapers-need…
Al Cross @ruralj says community journalism can be an ethical minefield -- and major ethics awards need to take that into consideration. tccj.tcu.edu/its-time-for-a-…
Great advice for writing more reader-friendly sentences.
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Another Texas city council thinks it can disregard the First Amendment by making rules that muzzle members when they talk to the media. bit.ly/2O5Jig9
Here's how a Texas community journalist came to be featured in an ABC four-part prime time documentary. bit.ly/2zh9D8y
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One of my favorite news genres is the off-beat story. It's hard enough to cover a beat, but here I argue that off-beat storytelling will invigorate news writing. For every 20 stories on the beat, I crave at least one off the beat. poynter.org/news/make-beat-w…
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Taxpayer costs increase when local newspapers close. No newspaper = less scrutiny, questioning of local deals. #USNewsDeserts
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Newsprint tariffs could be devastating for community newspapers' bottom line. tccj.tcu.edu/proposed-newspr…
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#NewsDeserts are on the rise and so are #GhostNewspapers, papers that have been pared down to include only a fraction of once-robust coverage. @UNCMJschool @CISLMUNC research highlighted by @grlreporter dfmworkers.org/the-ghost-new…
The president owes his victory to rural America. But rural problems are often ignored, and Al Cross @ruralj thinks these newspapers can be an important voice on rural issues. tccj.tcu.edu/trump-owes-his-…
Check out Joy Mayer's list of social media resources for newspapers. xitter.cf/mayerjoy/status/972101…
I'm with the @tccj folks in Ft. Worth today for some social media training. Here are some links I pulled together for them. joymayer.com/2018/03/09/a-co…
Al Cross (@ruralj) on the future of community newspapers. tccj.tcu.edu/the-future-of-c…
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Don't dismay, but it's "God rest you merry, gentlemen," not "God rest you, merry gentlemen." It means, “May God grant you merriment."
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The shoulder-shrugging reply "whatever" continues to annoy Americans more than other words or phrases, but "fake news" is coming on strong, slightly ahead of "no offense, but" apne.ws/SAfCbuj #odd