The Project for Excellence in Journalism recently studied the content of blogs, Twitter and YouTube to get a feel for the relationship between mainstream media sources and social media. Even more specifically, the researchers were able to determine how the…
Month: May 2010
Ten tips for getting a TV news job
Local TV websites to watch
Is the TV package outdated?
Consider this: at many local television stations, reporters cover two or more stories a day and never turn a package. Former news director Geoff Roth, who now teaches at Hofstra University, says the trend toward covering the news with live…
Women, minorities make big impact on TV news
A lot has happened in television news over the past twenty years, not all of it for the good. But at least one development can be applauded – the network newscasts are featuring more women and minorities as anchors and…
More stations using solo journalists
Doing more in more places
It’s not news that local television newsrooms are doing more with less. But the latest RTDNA/Hofstra survey shows that even as the economy struggled last year and TV newsrooms laid off more staff, stations produced more news on the air…
Cell phones make news coverage better
It’s certainly not the first time cell phones have played a significant role in a breaking news story. From the Virginia Tech shootings to protests in Iran to the plane crash in the Hudson, eyewitnesses have been sharing important information…
Dan Rather on role of journalists
At 78 years old, Dan Rather is still reporting the news. With his 60 years in the business, he has had a lot of time to reflect on the role of journalists in society. Speaking before a packed house at…