Al’s Morning Meeting just featured a “how-to” for requesting FBI files on the famous and not-so-famous. WTTG-TV reporter Tisha Thompson is working on a series of reports involving the files and she shares what she’s learned so far. If you…
For a long time convergence and multimedia were dirty words in many newsrooms – and that may still be the case for some. But there is more evidence that journalists are simply embracing the idea that having more ways to…
If you need a reason to think about producing content for mobile devices, consider this: The cell phone industry estimates 30 million people in the U.S. will be video subscribers in 2009. That’s 30 million people available to watch your stories on the go. So,…
The second annual Emerging Video Services study, conducted by Leichtman Research Group, Inc., includes some fascinating findings: Online video usage is still very weighted to young males, ages 18-34 and the growth in online video overall was primarily among both…
Bob Cronkleton is a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He recently answered a question about multimedia reporting which was posted on the Criminal Justice Journalists listserv. It offers some valuable advice, right from the frontlines. “When it comes to…
The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s State of the News Media 2008 helps confirm what many have suspected — that the Web is becoming an increasingly important source for news and information. In late 2007, more than 7 in 10…
The State of the News Media 2008 is out and it contains plenty of good news for those who care about local broadcast journalism. Financially, the report indicates that TV stations are doing well and that means newsrooms budgets are…
It’s a reality that some TV newsrooms live and die by the numbers. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, Nielsen will soon be offering “second-by-second” ratings information to some clients, and the cable companies’ set-top boxes have made this…
A must read for every journalist or anyone who cares about the profession is the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s annual State of the News Media Report. This will be the fifth year of the report, which is scheduled for…
The Richmond Times Dispatch is a paper with a long history – it’s been around in one form or another for more than 100 years. But this newspaper, like so many other news organizations, is trying to re-invent itself in…
