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What is the function of journalism? How hard is it to become a journalist? Why is it so important? Find answers from a real journalist.

WOAI story about towing company’s aggressive tactics leads to $62,000 fine

September 4, 2017May 6, 2011

State regulators have responded to this outrageous, informative and entertaining story by WOAI Trouble Shooter Jaei Avila.

Categories Journalism Tags Bexar Towing, Journalism, Tow Trucks, Trouble Shooters, WOAI

How two Pulitzer finalists used public data and the Internet to connect with readers

December 25, 2018April 25, 2011

The reporters used reader-friendly multimedia presentations to make the data come alive.

Categories Journalism, Open Records, Students Tags Computer-Assisted Reporting, Journalism, Las Vegas Sun, Poynter, Pulitzer Prize

Telling old stories in new ways: The 175th Anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo

September 5, 2017March 6, 2011
San Antonio Express-News Alamo Front Page

Alamo Immortal by the Express-News put a new twist on the old story of the Battle of the Alamo.

Categories Express-News Stories, Interviews, Journalism, Students, Tips Tags Alamo, Innovation, Interviews, Journalism, Newspapers, San Antonio Express-News, Tips

How and why a reporter dug into allegations of abuse against Father John Fiala

September 4, 2017February 23, 2011

Abe Levy relied on hundreds of court records to trace Fiala’s past transgressions, and the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with the priest.

Categories Express-News Stories, Interviews, Journalism, Students Tags Abe Levy, Abuse, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Interviews, John Fiala, Journalism, Priest, Scandal

How turmoil in San Antonio newsrooms spawned a new competitor: Plaza de Armas

September 4, 2017January 12, 2011

Plaza de Armas is an alternative voice that, overall, is good for readers. But it’s also an offspring of the turmoil at the Current and the Express-News. And now they have one more competitor out there.

Categories Journalism Tags Journalism, Plaza de Armas, San Antonio Current, San Antonio Express-News

Four women are in prison for a bizarre case of child abuse. Did they do it?

September 11, 2019January 7, 2011

Reporter Michelle Mondo dug up old court records, tracked down family members, and interviewed the convicted women.

Categories Express-News Stories, Interviews, Journalism, Tips Tags Article, Interviews, Journalism, Michelle Mondo, Newspapers, San Antonio Express-News, Tips, Wrongful Convictions

Hearst execs meet with Express-News staff, discuss future of news biz

May 13, 2022December 15, 2010

Executives from Hearst Corp., which owns the San Antonio Express-News, met with staff and answered questions about the future of the paper.

Categories Journalism Tags Hearst, Journalism, Media, Newspapers, San Antonio Express-News, Storify

Google Refine: A tool for journalists looking for great stories in data

August 1, 2018November 11, 2010

Hopefully it encourages more journalists to take the plunge into computer-assisted reporting.

Categories Journalism, Open Records, Tools Tags Columbia Journalism Review, Computer-Assisted Reporting, Databases, Google, Journalism, ProPublica, Tools 1 Comment

Treasure Hunters Roadshow is completely different from ‘Antiques Roadshow’

March 5, 2020October 30, 2010

Not many media outlets note the distinction between Treasure Hunters Roadshow and the PBS program, “Antiques Roadshow.”

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Students, Tips, Tools Tags Antiques Roadshow, Documents, Journalism, PBS, San Antonio Express-News, Tips, Tools, Treasure Hunters Roadshow 1 Comment

When a news story is just the beginning of the conversation, try Storify

April 18, 2023October 25, 2010

Storify is for people who think a news story isn’t the end of a conversation, but the beginning of one.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Students Tags Blogs, Facebook, Journalism, Social Media, Storify, Twitter 4 Comments
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