by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Make the most of your first job
When you’re the newest hire in a newsroom, there’s always a lot to learn: Who does what? How do the systems work? Where’s the coffee, again? It can be overwhelming. Your boss wants to get as much as possible out…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on TV news transformed by pandemic
Taping microphones to light stands. Producing newscasts from home. Doing live shots on an iPad. Local TV journalists across the country are improvising and McGyvering to get the news out to their communities as they cope with the effects of…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Beyond skills: What a news director wants from job applicants
Callie Starnes is a relatively new news director, but she’s been in the WRCB newsroom in Chattanooga for about 10 years. Now that she’s doing the hiring for her station, she’s had to quickly learn what kind of employee is…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Keeping up with news about the news
The only thing moving faster than the news cycle these days is the pace of change in the news business, or so it seems. There’s so much happening in and to the journalism industry and so much new technology, that…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Stay safe from harassment on your internship
It’s internship season — and whether you’re going to spend your time at a tiny TV station, a major metropolitan newspaper or a scrappy little start up, it’s important for interns to know how to protect themselves from harassment. The…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Mixed news on TV salaries
Pay is up again in TV newsrooms. The annual RTDNA survey finds average salaries increased by 4 percent in 2016, almost twice the rate of inflation. But as usual, some job categories benefited more than others. Five job titles made…
by Debora Halpern Wenger • • Comments Off on For TV reporters, how you look is first hurdle in job hunt
Sure, it’s important to be a good writer, a strong storyteller and an excellent journalist, but Talent Acquisition Lead at The E.W. Scripps Company Matt Miller says that might not be enough to get you hired. He says he’ll watch…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Three of four U.S. journalists feel more engaged with audience thanks to social media
The advent of social media has, of course, fundamentally changed journalism in the U.S. and around the world. According to research conducted by Dr. Agnes Gulyas of Canterbury Christ Church University in the U.K., 78% of the U.S. journalists she…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Salaries for TV news reporters, producers increase
When newly graduated journalists start getting those first job offers, they’re often at a loss as to how much they can expect to be paid. The annual RTDNA Salary Survey is one of the best places to start, and this…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Local TV news grows again, but…
There’s more local TV news on the air than ever, and more is on the way. That’s the headline from the latest RTDNA research conducted by Bob Papper. The median amount of news aired on weekdays, 5.5 hours, broke the…