The interview doctor is in (2002-07-17)
The Poynter Institute's Dr. Ink serves up a helpful heap of interviewing techniques in today's column. The first: Shut up and listen.

Get the story started (2002-07-15)
A newspaper writing coach shares tips for conquering the lede.

Take it from a stringer (2002-07-14)
This stringer survival piece at WritersWeekly had some useful advice on how to land a gig freelancing for the local paper and tips on what to do once you get an assignment.

Homeless get counted -- at what cost? (2002-07-03)
The federal government wants to track the nation's homeless using Web tech. Here's why. Advocates for the homeless have argued that tracking systems don't adequately protect privacy and take up funds that could be used to provide more shelters or housing.

Who's online and who's behind (2002-07-03)
Sudan has 10,000 Internet users. India has 5 million. Cyberatlas.com tracks the latest data on the world's online population.

Acronyms explained (2002-07-03)
POP, SOAP, ASP, SQL...if you don't know what they're short for and can't find them in the AP guide, check this site to untangle the abbreviations in your life.

News from the blogs (2002-07-03)
See what bloggers are linking to at Day Pop, a site that lists the day's top 40 links most popular with webloggers.

Train on the cheap (2002-07-02)
No Train, No Gain, collects materials from participants in the annual Training Editor's Conference. The Newsroom Training section offers links to exercises and resources to keep your writing in shape. I also dig these writing tips from the Poytner site: Writing Clearly on Deadline, Write Tight!, Profile Writing.

The secrets are out (2002-07-02)
...because telling them online is in. Confideinme.com let's you share your creepiest, mushiest, cob-web strewn secrets with, well, anyone who cares to read.

Online remainders (2002-07-02)
I always like to browse the remainder tables for quirky biblio gems. Daedalus Books lets me pick through remainders online.

Humanities for the homeless (2002-07-02)
Thirty-two 32 colleges in the U.S., Canada and Mexico offer a first-year college humanities course developed for homeless people. Find out more.

Find your outrage (2002-07-02)
The Arab Regional Resource Center on violence Against Women has an online archive of news coverage on violence against women in Arab countries.

Poor kids in the heartland (2002-07-02)
A recent report from the Children's Defense Fund found that 38 U.S. counties have a higher child poverty rate than the country's poorest big cities. In 14 of the counties, more than fifty percent of the county's kids live in poverty.