Tag: Producing

Be a tease! The job of a news promotion producer

When it comes to teaching broadcast journalism, most schools tend to focus on reporting.  Sure they teach video skills, too, and a few also prepare newscast producers, but there are many other jobs at TV news stations that rarely get…

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How to apply for a newscast producing job

Broadcast news researcher and educator Bob Papper says there’s one criterion essential for getting a producing job. “You have to be able to breathe on your own,” says Papper. So, that’s a joke, but it’s not that funny to news…

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Would you make a good newscast producer?

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Brit Stack was like many journalism students; she was learning about reporting and shooting, editing and writing and keeping her eye out for reporting jobs.  But Brit was also smart enough to grab an opportunity, so when she got a…

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The great J-school debate, revisited

What exactly is the value of a journalism degree? Are J-schools really preparing students for the media jobs of the future? The questions aren’t new, but they’ve come up again in connection with the selection of a new dean for…

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Keeping viewers’ attention for the newscast

New research about social TV holds some interesting possibilities for newscast producers. An article about the study from Time Warner Research Council found that interacting with social media actually keeps viewers more engaged with the programming than those simply watching…

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Producing newscasts for speed

In an on-demand world, technology has and will continue to change the newscast producer’s job. “A digital rundown allows you to be more immediate. It’s the news, not the ‘olds,’” says Rick Russell, news director at WJTV in Jackson, Miss.…

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Social TV may mean money and more loyal viewers for news

Forget buzz – the noise surrounding social TV is ear-splitting.  In fact, it’s tough to find a publication dealing with media trends that’s not talking about various efforts to leverage social media and television viewing. But where are all the…

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Help Wanted: TV producers in demand

Where are the jobs in TV news?  Just ask news director Bruce Barkley of WAPT in Jackson, Miss. “Want to be a producer? asks Barkley. He’s not kidding, either.  Year after year, news directors lament that for every reporter job…

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Serving the “Web-first” generation

According to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, “the Internet is slowly closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news.”  OK, so that’s not really a surprise, but what is interesting…

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TV news producers still in demand

According to research at the University of Mississippi, a review of more than 500 job openings in television news revealed producer jobs topped the list.  Here’s how about half the openings in the Top 10 TV companies broke down: producer (18.8%), photographer (12.2%),…

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