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Bullying coverage: Must we wait until someone dies?

Jan 24th, 2013 | By
Boy picks on another boy in a locker room

Here are five examples of bullying stories that reporters can dig into to break the reactive cycle of covering a death, the effects and then writing a suicide prevention article.



Now, employers can watch you through Facebook Graph

Jan 22nd, 2013 | By
Cat watches computer screen

Facebook Graph will become a new tool that employers can use to study candidates — and a way for job-seekers to build compelling online portraits of themselves.



NFL cities have as many black sports editors as black coaches: 3

Jan 21st, 2013 | By

To develop more diverse management teams, newsrooms, like the NFL, must build a pipeline that people can follow from entry jobs to leadership positions.



Lance Armstrong’s colossal career brand failure

Jan 16th, 2013 | By
Lance Armstring on bicylce, blue jersey

Lance Armstrong violated the trust that a brand builds with its audience. Lying about who he is and what he stands for could be more dangerous than the lies he told about doping.



Forget the job ratings; march to the beat of your heart

Jan 16th, 2013 | By
Hands counting one through five

Job ratings are fun but pretty meaningless. No rating matters as much as where a person’s true passion and talent lies. Each of us follows our own path without regard to lists.