Investigative journalism is the stuff that awards and big-time careers are made of — and it’s a passion for journalist Lynn Walsh. Walsh is an investigative producer at WPTV in West Palm Beach, Fla. “I really like being able to provide…
I love reading what other journalists have to say about their work and sharing their insights here, but sometimes I find myself in a bit of a quandary. What to make of this comment? “You’re in the wrong job if…
According to Juniper Research, companies delivering news content to mobile devices will make $1.1 billion in ad revenue by 2016. That’s a lot of money, and that’s why so many news organizations are scrambling to develop a mobile strategy. At…
Public records are not only a treasure trove of story ideas, but also they offer reporters a way to make a routine story stand out. Records can provide the context and perspective the audience needs to fully understand the importance…
For many journalists, covering crime is their least favorite part of being on general assignment. The late shift at many stations is a steady diet of crime scenes and victims. Lots of newsrooms send their greenest reporters out on crime…
If you’ve been feeling despondent about the current state of local TV news, just take a look at the latest issue of Quill, the SPJ magazine. Here’s all you need to know about the section that cheered me up: Despite…
So, you just got your new job in a new city and your new boss expects you to have new story ideas on a daily basis — lots of them. “We are supposed to have three “leadable” stories every day,”…
Sometimes the best advice is the simplest. At a recent conference of public radio news directors, NPR investigative reporter Daniel Zwerdling put it simply. “Read the whole report,” he said, quoting the legendary journalist I. F. (Izzy) Stone. The executive…
Jerry Gumbert, CEO of AR&D, a local media strategy firm, says the No. 1 reason why TV news is flagging “has been a failure of news management to sustain focus on a formal beat system.” News leaders have to realign…
Want more proof that social media are great reporting tools? Look no farther than “Keys to the Castle” an investigative story Jace Larson reported for KUSA in Denver that picked up a 2011 duPont-Columbia Award. The story uncovered a housing…
