When you start out writing for broadcast, it can be hard to know when you’ve nailed it. Rick Russell is news director at WJTV in Jackson, Miss.; he says the best way to assess the quality of your story is…
Month: April 2011
The power of words
I love using all the elements of multimedia storytelling–compelling video, sparkling sound and great graphics–but words still matter. A lot. A great script can make a story memorable, even if the video isn’t much better than wallpaper. A poorly-written script…
What journalists are missing about mobile
Many journalists have started using their smartphones as a newsgathering and publishing tool, but Mark Briggs of KING5.com in Seattle says mobile devices can be so much more. “Few reporters use smartphones as a research device,” Briggs says, a missed opportunity, in…
Social media in TV news
Online video vs. TV news
Should online video follow the same conventions as TV news? Adam Westbrook thinks not. In a provocative essay, he argues that several TV news conventions were developed to help journalists work faster and tell stories in less time–constraints that he…
Diversity in the newsroom pays off
Help Wanted: TV producers in demand
Using Facebook for a TV investigation
Want more proof that social media are great reporting tools? Look no farther than “Keys to the Castle” an investigative story Jace Larson reported for KUSA in Denver that picked up a 2011 duPont-Columbia Award. The story uncovered a housing…