Broadcast news researcher and educator Bob Papper says there’s one criterion essential for getting a producing job. “You have to be able to breathe on your own,” says Papper. So, that’s a joke, but it’s not that funny to news directors like Adam Bradshaw of FOX5 in Las Vegas. “Producers, producers, producers; we need producers,” …
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You’re working on an exclusive story for tonight and the Web and social media team wants a piece of it, hours before air. Should you share? If you thought that question had been laid to rest years ago, think again. In some newsrooms, the answer still is, “It depends.” Brandon Mercer, news director at KTXL …
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Brit Stack was like many journalism students; she was learning about reporting and shooting, editing and writing and keeping her eye out for reporting jobs. But Brit was also smart enough to grab an opportunity, so when she got a chance to take a 6-week producing internship in Jackson, Miss., she jumped at it. “It …
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Sometimes somebody just says it so well, that you feel like sharing it, right? So, check out this summary of a post on Mashable, that explores the best features of the photo app, Camera+. Or better yet, watch the 2:00 tutorial by clicking on the image below. The “Clarity” filter on the app is a …
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So, it may seen a little arrogant to assume that our blog can act as a barometer of the journalism industry, but what the heck. If you look at the five most viewed posts of 2012, it seems reasonable to me to make the following assumptions: The fundamentals still matter. The No. 1 post on …
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More than a third of people with tablets and smartphones use them to get the news, according to a new study from the Project for Excellence in Journalism. What’s particularly heartening is the demographic breakdown of that mobile audience. It appears to be somewhat of an equal opportunity platform. Though the PEJ study notes gaps …
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You’ve heard of the seven deadly sins, right? How about the seven social media wins? According to new media researcher Augie Grant, news organizations need to look at seven primary uses for social media. The following are excerpts from Grant’s article, published in the University of South Carolina’s Convergence Newsletter. 1. Report: The simplest way …
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It can take a huge amount of time and effort to build an interactive graphic that’s both visually engaging and informative. That’s why many news organizations only make the effort for projects that will have a long shelf life. CNN made the investment for a long-term project called Home and Away that chronicles casualties from the …
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Most social media experts will tell you that simply keeping up with trends is half the battle. Pinterest has been around for more than two years now, but many news organizations are still trying to figure out what to do with it. Jodi Mozdzer recently wrote a piece for Quill that lays out a number …
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If you’re working in television, you already know this –local television stations are no longer just in the business of TV. But RTDNA researcher Bob Papper has the statistics to back it up. Speaking at the Excellence in Journalism conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Papper reported that 75% of local TV stations provide content to places …
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