Take our poll: Reporting on Santa

What's your newspaper's stance on Santa: Yes he's real, Virginia, or worst-kept secret in history? Tell us how you handle Santa stories.

Take our poll: What do you think of Poynter's new site?

Tell us what you think of Poynter.org, which got a makeover last week.

Take our poll: Is too much being made of TSA pat-downs?

Is the airport security outrage a story, or much ado about nothing?

Take our poll: What do you think of blog-writing programs?

Startup company StatSheet offers team websites updated by computer programs, not journalists.

Take our poll: Do you think e-mail is on the way out?

Facebook's creator thinks so. Read more here and in today's Wake Up Call!

Take our poll: What do you think about sponsoring tweets?

The Washington Post did it for last week's election. Was it smart marketing or blurring the ad/news line?

Take our poll: Election night

How did last night go in your newsroom?

Take our poll: Should NPR be defunded after firing Williams?

The Los Angeles Times' Jonah Goldberg writes today that NPR should be defunded in the wake of the Juan Williams firing. Do you agree?

Take our poll: Third-party candidates

Which candidates are you giving coverage to in your upcoming elections?

Take our poll: Does 1st Amendment protect funeral protestors?

Do Westboro Baptist Church members have the right to protest at military funerals? The Supreme Court will decide.

Take our poll: How are you marking National Newspaper Week?

Are you writing an editorial, or using NAA's ads from GateHouse News Service? See what others are doing, too.

Take our poll: Will 'The Social Network' movie hurt Facebook?

The much-anticipated film about the site's beginnings at Harvard opens nationwide Friday.

Take our poll: Are new media supplementing old media?

A Pew Research Center study released last week found that "in short, instead of replacing traditional news platforms, Americans are increasingly integrating new technologies into their news consumption habits." Do you agree?

Take our poll: How should media companies use Foursquare?

Location-based sites and apps like Foursquare are the latest thing on the Web -- how can media companies best use them?

Take our poll: Is Twitter a good source for breaking news?

What's your policy on trusting news Tweets, especially the ones from people in your community?

Take our poll: Does analytics focus affect news judgment?

Now that news website editors can see what people click on, are they throwing out old news values to get more page views?

Take our poll: Coverage of the 'Ground Zero mosque' story

Do you think most media are reporting on the proposed building of an Islamic center near the former World Trade Center site accurately, or are they resorting to the "Ground Zero mosque" hype?

Take our poll: Rolling Stone reporter treated unfairly?

Last week, Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings, whose interview with former Gen. Stanley McChrystal led to the general's retirement, was denied access to embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Do you think this was fair?

Take our poll: What do you think about WikiLeaks?

The organization made big headlines last week -- do you think it's a help to journalists or a hinderance?

Take our poll: Where did the Shirley Sherrod story go wrong?

The out-of-context video of USDA official Shirley Sherrod supposedly saying she'd favor black farmers over white ones, her subsequent firing and the apologies that came afterward were big news last week.

Training Schedule

Updated Jun 28, 2011 @ 09:53 AM

Here's a look at onsite training that the News & Interactive Division has on tap in the coming weeks:

Week of June  20
Harrisburg Daily Register [IL]
Eldorado Daily Journal [IL]
Carmi Times [IL]
The Olney Daily Mail [IL]
Flora Advocate Press  [IL]
Newport Independent [AR]
Stuttgart Daily Leader [AR]
Helena The Daily World [AR]
Heber Springs The Sun Times [AR]


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