By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President and National Blog Chairwoman While trying to relax last week, I went to my bookshelf to find something new to read. I wasn’t really sure that I wanted to start a new book … read more
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Tonie Auer
Opening of The Newseum
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President On Friday, the Newseum opens. According to the Newseum, the 250,000-square-foot museum of news offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. The Newseum … read more
What You Need, When You Need It
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President and National Blog Chairwoman I am on a few different journalism email distribution lists. I get things coming to my inbox that direct me to the latest firings, hirings and scandals related to … read more
Blogger Journalism?
By Tonie Auer DFW ASBPE Chapter President and National Blog Committee Chairwoman As a blogger and a journalist, I see a fine line between the two roles. Yes, blogging plays a role in news. I think everyone would … read more
Is the News Ever Finished?
By Tonie Auer National Blog Chairwoman and DFW Chapter President I read an interesting blog post on how the Internet and World Wide Web have impacted the way we cover the news. The idea is that a story … read more
What the publishers are saying
By Tonie AuerASBPE National Blog Chairwoman and DFW Chapter President I’ve almost burned up all of my “glass if half-full” optimism as I’ve tried to deny that a recession is looming. I’ve pointed to all the positives and … read more
I’m voting for …
By Tonie Auer ASBPE National Blog Chairwoman and DFW Chapter President In this heated election year when politics are on everyone’s lips, Poynter brought up the valuable question of whether or not journalists should be allowed to speak … read more
Newsroom guidelines
By Tonie AuerASBPE National Blog Committee Chairwoman and DFW Chapter President Editor and Publisher found a way to get its hands on Seven Guiding Principles for The Washington Times Newsroom developed by the paper’s new executive editor, John … read more
How edgy are your business cards?
By Tonie AuerASBPE Blog Committee Chairwoman and DFW Chapter President Yoni Greenbaum at “editor on the verge” blogged about the concept of keeping in touch with sources and being accessible as a writer to the public. He has … read more
Training for crisis
AlertNet, Reuters’ humanitarian news network, has launched a training video for journalists covering conflicts and disasters. The video highlights AlertNet for Journalists, a toolkit including crisis briefings, aid agency news feeds, interactive training and more. While most of … read more