How does a 25-year-old reporter get one of the biggest stories of the year? Michael Schmidt has been covering sports for the New York Times for less than two years, but he’s already broken some big stories. Perhaps the biggest:…
Month: July 2009
Five steps to improve a TV newsroom’s online output
More TV jobs for women, fewer for minorities
Women make up more than 40 percent of the workforce in local television news and almost 30 percent of TV news directors. Both are all-time highs, according to the latest RTNDA/Hofstra survey released today. But the number of minorities in…
Doing data online
What not to do in a standup
Here’s a question I get all the time: What kind of standups and live shots should a reporter include in a resume tape montage? The simple answer is to feature only your very best stuff, with the goal of showing…
Tips for covering business stories
The hardest thing about business reporting isn’t the what, it’s the why. Journalists need to help their audience see why financial developments matter to them. John Wordock, managing editor for the Marketwatch radio network, says that’s the key task facing…
Reporter, know thy market
Creating a records-driven newsroom
And that’s the way it was
When Walter Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News, his trademark sign-off was sometimes criticized as an overstatement. How could he end each broadcast, “And that’s the way it is,” when his 30-minute program only provided a brief glimpse of the…
Welcome to the new site
We know. It looks a lot like the old site. But Advancing the Story now stands on its own. The move gives us lots of new options for content that we plan to explore, so stay tuned for more changes…