More than a year ago we reported CNN was hiring what they call “all-platform journalists” to expand their coverage in ten U.S. cities. So far, they’ve hired four. Victor Hernandez, director of coverage, says it’s because they’ve had trouble finding people…
Making Flip cams do more
Why social media matters to journalists
How newsrooms deal with trauma
Some news stories have lasting psychological effects on journalists. Just ask anyone who covered the 9/11 attacks or the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But traumatic effects like stress disorders aren’t confined to major national disasters, as the staff of WGAL-TV…
Keep your multimedia voice healthy
What’s the most harmful thing you can do to your voice? That’s an easy one: Smoke. When I first started working at CBS News, I sat across from Dallas Townsend, the longtime radio anchor of the morning World News Roundup.…
Shoot with your ears
There’s something missing from a lot of television and online video stories, and without it, those stories fall flat. Every picture should have a sound to convey the full experience of what it was like to be there. That’s what…