Finally some good news. Well, sort of. The good news is that there isn’t bad news, says researcher Bob Papper, who’s just come out with the latest RTDNA/Hofstra annual survey of salaries in TV and radio. The average paycheck in…
Month: August 2010
Radio news writing tips
New research on what TV journalists do online
Whether you’re a TV reporter or producer, it’s quite likely that you will also be working for your station’s website, but just what duties are most common? New research from Michael Cremedas and Suzanne Lysak of Syracuse University provides important…
TV news director talks mobile
Why journalists should keep an eye on content farms
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about hyper-local journalism, niche journalism and something called a content farm. From what I can tell, different content farms take different approaches to generating content, but some, like Demand Media, use computers to gather…
Time-savers for solo journalists
If there’s one thing most solo journalists will agree on, it’s that doing it all requires terrific time management skills. Backpack journalist Kevin Torres of KUSA-TV in Denver literally backtimes his entire workday, setting mini-deadlines for every step. That way,…
Grim report on journalism jobs
Everyone knows the job market has been tight for the past couple of years but the latest report on jobs for new journalism grads is sobering, nonetheless. Employment levels that hit record lows in the spring of last year appear to…