What if you’re working a story and stumble across some good information in an email, but don’t know who the heck sent it? Amit Agarwal on the tech site Digital Inspiration has a great primer on how to track down…
There are plenty of reasons for journalists to get on LinkedIn, but its not often mentioned as a place to create a broadcast journalism portfolio — until now. Yumi Wilson is a manager for corporate communications at LinkedIn, and she…
In today’s media environment it’s important that news organizations actively seek out audience, and with its 40 million registered users, Vine is a social media platform worth considering. But who is using it well and what can journalists learn from their…
When it comes to news gathering, USC’s Robert Hernandez says mobile phones just aren’t fast enough. Hernandez, who says he “hijacks tech for journalism,” is looking to wearables as a catalyst for the next big change in the news business.…
Kristen Wilson spent her college career working on design and magazine projects, but her first job out of school put her on the front lines of WTVA’s social media presence. Wilson is a Web producer for the NBC affiliate in…
KARE-11’s Boyd Huppert is an amazing storyteller. A workshop with him may be just about equivalent to a master class in TV news. At the Excellence in Journalism conference, he shared some of the things he wished he had known…
Sometimes you stumble across something that’s just so good, you have to share it. After spending a lot of years with interns and young reporters, the Arkansas Times posted musings from a columnist with 15 pieces of sage advice for…
It’s a dilemma faced by many on the hunt for a reporting or anchoring job. Do you take an off-air position as a producer or work on the website to get your foot in the door? Or do you reject…
One of the most popular pieces on the Fast Company website right now offers up nine pieces of advice for someone just getting started in a career. It’s worth the read if you’re a recent grad looking for work or…
Reporters usually get all the credit for great broadcast writing, but if you consider the amount of writing TV producers do in a single day, you’ll understand why we thought WXII-TV’s Executive Producer Brian Neal might have some good advice…
