100 Things Journalists Should Not Do

 Published Date: November 14, 2009

Julie Moos at the Poynter Institute is asking for a list of things journalists SHOULD NOT do.

Sounds like a fun exercise. And could be useful to j-profs looking for items to feed to their students. (Or even get ideas for the list from their students.)

So, join in the fun: 100 Things Journalists Should Never Do

Some of the entries already sent to the Twitter page for this (#100things) are straight commons sense but good to have to remind the newbies (and some old timers).

  • jakeflorida: #100things a journalist shouldn’t do: Let a publicist tell you what questions you can and can’t ask.
  • jakeflorida: #100things a journalist should never do: Write with an awards committee in mind.
  • shmoove: #100things a journalist should never do: Report an untrue ‘fact’ without clarifying that it’s false. Also, murder puppies.
  • hc: RT @carr2n: a journalist should never be friendly dog when reporting, then go snake at keyboard. ABC. Always Be Congruent.

And many more to come.

Add yours.