“You’ve got to be determined, you’ve got to work hard and not for a lot of money.” Heard that before? This time the advice comes from WCBS-TV news director David Friend, according to the Hofstra Chronicle. It also helps to…
Is blogging journalism?
You might think that question has been resolved, but it keeps coming up. I ran across it again this week in a study of the BBC’s use of blogs by network veteran Alfred Hermida, who now teaches at the University…
Team building for producers
TV newscast producers may not think of themselves as leaders or managers, but the good ones are both. Even in the smallest stations, producers are team leaders. They have to work with anchors, directors, graphics and assignment editors to put…
Solo journalism advice
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…
How is news like a symphony?
In today’s media world, you could think of journalists as players in a sort of “news orchestra,” alongside all the bloggers and other users who are generating content. But that’s not the similarity I have in mind. Stick with me…
When blogs and journalism collide
More and more new entries in the expanding blogosphere are coming from journalists whose employers now require them to blog. But Erick Schonfeld, who writes for Technorati’s #1 ranked blog, TechCrunch, says when he blogged as a journalist for Time…