Assistant Managing Editor for Journalism Initiatives at the Dallas Morning News.https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3mi2trqeq5s22Apply by April 10: @poynterinstitute.bsky.social's Edit to Elevate seminar gives new editors the tools to succeed - and help their reporters succeed. Learn from veteran editors @havana58.bsky.social, Kat McGrory, @tonyelkins.com and me. bit.ly/3O1yEew https://bit.ly/3O1yEew27 Mar 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2trqeq5s22https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3mdwftatyvc2wKnow a new editor who'd like to boost their skills? 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Come work with me next summer: dmncareers.com/internships/23 Sep 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjzyxrnec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lynavqh2ps24Today's the day: Apply for Poynter's Power of Diverse Voices writing workshop by the end of Friday, Sept. 12! bit.ly/diverse_voices_2025 https://bit.ly/diverse_voices_202512 Sep 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynavqh2ps24https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3luqmzeu22c2xThey give me so much hope for the future of journalism.24 Jul 2025 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqmzeu22c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lu7evoebxk23Are you a new editor looking to boost your skills? Join Kat McGrory, Maria Carrillo and me for Poynter's Edit to Elevate seminar, a 4-week virtual workshop in September. 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Apply at bit.ly/newreporters!30 Jun 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstpcyv6ks2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lsmeac4wek2cI want to give early-career reporters the best shot at launching their careers. I want them to have the foundational skills to make a difference in their newsrooms and in their communities. Apply by June 30: bit.ly/newreporters https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2025/i-want-to-give-early-career-reporters-the-best-shot-at-launching-their-careers/27 Jun 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmeac4wek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lsjubuvgo22f"Do something creative every day" is my motto. Let's talk about how to do that as journalists at my new Poynter reporting seminar, Building Blocks. 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Apply by June 30. bit.ly/newreporters https://bit.ly/newreporters23 Jun 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsci7hvhhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lschoo4d3c2mJoin me for a free journalism webinar on finding focus and shaping your narrative tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, at 12 p.m. Eastern. Sign up here: https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/public-health-journalism-finding-focus-and-shaping-your-narrative/23 Jun 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lschoo4d3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3ls2uwsflgs22Boost your reporting skills at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social Building Blocks seminar with Kat McGrory, Fernanda Camarena, Jennifer Orsi, Ren LaForme and me. 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That's why I'm still in the fight. bit.ly/newreporters https://bit.ly/newreporters08 Jun 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4mbvwlec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lr2ftuiy4c2eBelieve in your reporters, and good things will happen. @mariaramos.bsky.social @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social07 Jun 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2ftuiy4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lr2aswamwc24Two constants in my life over the past 35 years: Bad hair and a belief in strong news reporting. Sign up for my new @poynterinstitute.bsky.social reporting seminar Building Blocks: bit.ly/newreporters07 Jun 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2aswamwc24https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lok7txi5fs22Are you an early-career journalist looking to boost your reporting skills? Join me at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social's Building Blocks seminar July 14-Aug. 4. bit.ly/newreporters https://bit.ly/newreporters07 May 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lok7txi5fs22https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lohrs6kvfk27At least two young reporters who won a Pulitzer today took one of my Poynter seminars in recent years. I'm not going to take any credit, but I'm also not going to not mention it. Sign up: bit.ly/newreporters @poynterinstitute.bsky.social https://bit.ly/newreporters06 May 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohrs6kvfk27https://bsky.app/profile/tomthuang.bsky.social/post/3lohpllkiv22hMy mission is to teach young journalists and help them grow. Sign up for my new Poynter seminar, "Building Blocks," July 14-Aug. 4: bit.ly/newreporters https://bit.ly/newreporters06 May 2025 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:ut7zmccb7tpyrxgurbapz5u6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohpllkiv22h