It’s never easy to write about sex crimes, and it’s even harder when the crimes involve children. How much detail is needed to help readers understand the allegations? How much is too much? If we do this the wrong way, we further hurt the victim. Or, we might not give
In my first journalism class in college, we learned that the fourth estate is a watchdog for the community. And what illustrates that better than … ELECTION SEASON!? If you’ve been around the office lately, you’ve probably heard me grumbling at the hours it took me to compile election-related documents.
The Girl Scouts, that’s who. And besides, I haven’t been a “newspaper” guy for more than a decade. More on that later. First, why did the Girl Scouts ask me to teach them about video? It started when Heather Marshal, the leader of Cadette Troop 21191, attended one of
The following list was developed to help a local Girl Scouts troop. You can read about that experience here. We think these tips could be helpful in many situations. Feel free to put these to use and to share with others. Let us know if you have any success stories
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The problem of child abuse in York County is an ongoing emphasis of York Daily Record/York Sunday News coverage. And that coverage has been credited with keeping the issue in the spotlight. Five from our newsroom covered the recent child abuse summit. This photo captures part of that event: ‘Remembering
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Yes, according to the Newspaper Association of America, which has begun a consumer marketing campaign that extols the virtues of newspapers. An article in the New York Times reports that the campaign’s ads will show informed people are more alluring. “Smart is sexy” is the tagline. My colleagues and