Viewers of WVII in Bangor, ME saw an unusual show kicker at the end of the 6 p.m. newscast. The show’s co-anchors decided to resign on the air. According to the Bangor Daily News, co-anchors Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio…
It was an interesting question posed by a distinguished journalist. “What about journalism would you keep and what would you change?” asked executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette David Shribman. Shribman challenged a group of Ole Miss journalism students to…
This won’t come as a huge surprise to anyone working in local TV news, but there’s more of it than ever and more people are watching.”To quote Mark Twain, ‘Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated,’” says Hearst Television’s vice…
Local TV news directors feel pretty good about the job they do. According to a TVNewsCheck survey, about 90% feel optimistic about the future of the local TV news business over the next five years. Though only 6% say they…
Even those in charge of local TV newscasts say that their record on investigative reporting is pretty weak. A TVNewsCheck survey found that just a small percentage of news directors feel local TV news does a good or better job…
News directors from around the country say Hearst Television deserves “the prize for best overall news” based solely on reputation. That’s according to a TVNewsCheck survey. The station group garnered 29.9%, or 23 of the 77 votes cast. A clear second was Belo…
It’s something we’ve been saying at Advancing the Story for a long time — multimedia allows you to tell more people more of your story. Now, Nielsen research finds that it might help TV stations make more money. Nielsen tracked…
What are the skills most often used by online journalists? Topping the list in a recently published survey was…drum roll, please… writing or editing scripts. Yes, in a poll of 49 online journalists, researchers Ryan Thornburg and Ying Roselyn Du…
December is nearly over and it’s time once again for Advancing the Story’s Top 10 report. The posts below are those that drew the most reader interest over the year. From writing to sourcing news to using video more effectively,…
Everybody makes mistakes. The trick is to learn from them and survive them. CNN has generously shared “epic fail” moments from nine of its journalists, including anchor Brooke Baldwin, who admits to having locked up during a local news live…
