There is plenty being said and written about the explosion in video consumption on mobile devices, but very few local news organizations seem to be producing content specifically for mobile viewing. Resources are definitely an issue, but the time is…
It’s one of the finest of lines to follow — be “real,” interesting, personal and engaging on social media, but keep your journalistic principles intact. Now, research suggests that the pressure to create a personal brand means that many journalists…
When I conduct training on using mobile devices as news gathering tools, the room is generally filled with journalists wielding iPhones. However, in a recent podcast produced by journalism.co.uk, some mobile experts are suggesting that 2015 was a game changing…
The job hunt is already underway for soon-to-be December grads from journalism schools, so now’s the time to beef up those resume materials. Sean Callahan, senior manager for content marketing at LinkedIn, says there are a few things you can…
You don’t have to be an investigative reporter to find yourself asking tough questions, but you can likely learn something from the way WFTV investigative reporter Christopher Heath does his job. Heath, who has been at the Orlando station since…
For many TV journalists, moving into a spot on the anchor desk is a dream come true. Today, Ginger Gadsden is living that dream at WKMG in Orlando, but she says the reality is that anchoring is also hard work.…
Full disclosure: I believe Boyd Huppert from KARE 11 in Minneapolis may be one of the best TV storytellers ever. So, when he says it’s time for TV folks to rethink the value of social media, we should listen. “I’ve…
Turns out you can learn a lot about creating better TV stories from a guy who focuses on audio. Adam Ragusea teaches at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism and hosts a podcast called The Pub. He presented at the…
Different social networks seem to appeal to different audience demos, so understanding how to search several of them for content and sources is critical for a journalist. For example, according to SproutSocial, 53% of Instagram’s users are aged 18-29. “Imagine…
…long and high quality is better. Research published in the Newspaper Research Journal, “Longer, Higher Quality Videos Preferred by News Viewers” had several key findings: Viewers preferred high-quality videos over low-quality videos. (Not exactly a big surprise!) While prior research indicates that…
