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Worth exploring
50 years ago this month, Edward R. Murrow urged TV news to be more than "wires
and lights in a box." What's changed? Not enough. Read the new AJR
column.
The financial crisis is hitting local TV and radio
stations particularly
hard. Layoffs are widespread. If you're next, are you ready?
TV photojournalist Brad Ingram came up with this "layoff
checklist" to help you find out.
| The new world of broadcast journalism is
all about multimedia. If you're teaching it, studying it
or practicing
it, we highly recommend Advancing
the Story: Broadcast Journalism in a Multimedia World,
published by CQ Press (2008).
NBC's John Larson says it offers "sharp advice
to journalists trying to get a job, learn one or
just plain keep the dang thing."
"This book is ideal for beginners AND old pros,"
says CNN's Candy Crowley. "It’s a comprehensive
how-to, chock full of strategies for journalists
in the new age of 'multi-platforms.' I learned a lot."
And Media General's Dan Bradley says it's a great tool for
newsroom managers. "This book should become a
standard in many newsrooms around the country as
seasoned, single platform journalists are challenged to break
out of their comfort zones and tell their stories using more
than just one form of delivery."
The authors are NewsLab's own Deborah Potter and VCU's Deb
Halpern Wenger. Check out
the Advancing the Story
blog
for updates. Professional discounts available
for multi-copy sales. Contact Chris
O'Brien at CQ Press. |
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Here's a question I get all the time: What do journalists need
to know to get hired these days? "Journalism, plus,"
says Robert Scoble of Fast
Company TV.
Scoble talked with Alfred Hermida during the recent ONA conference,
as did Jim Brady, executive editor of Washington
Post.com.
MSNBC's
decision to replace Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews
as co-anchors of its political coverage is a step in the right direction.
But the network apparently still sees no problem letting these "incendiary
hosts" and others, like Joe Scarborough, have their own
opinionated "news" programs--something we wrote
about four years ago.
Digital TV could mean a lot more than high-def video and local
weather channels. It's the key to making mobile broadcasting a
real possibility. Read the latest AJR
column.
With everything that's going
on in the news business these days, it's
more important
than
ever
to
keep
your sense
of humor.
Right? So enjoy this British comedy team's take on citizen journalism.
Do
you iPhone?
I'm not asking if you own one, but if you're not producing content
for
this platform,
you're
missing
a bet. So says Steve
Safran.
Another newspaper is getting into the online newscast game. "Ledger
Live" from the Newark Star-Ledger is "not local TV news." But
what is it, exactly?
Check the Webcast here starting
Monday, July 28. Care to compare it to what other papers have done?
Read the updated AJR
column.
Who's going to save journalism? Non-profits?
The
government?
How about the guys who founded Craig's
List? Anyone have a better idea? Let
us know.
Newspapers keep adding more online video and
getting better at doing it. The Washington Post started by training
almost 200 print
reporters
to shoot video; now they're giving still photographers video cameras
and having them shoot daily stories.
Chet
Rhodes, a former TV guy, is now assistant managing editor for news video
at washingtonpost.com. He tells
Andy Plesser that the paper's goal is "to get everyone on
board with video as a storytelling medium." (Link via Mindy
McAdams)
How does fair use apply to online video? Check
our summary of the Center for Social Media's
new code
of best practices.
These are grim times in local TV newsrooms. Will
things look up again soon? Don't bet on it. Read the latest AJR
column and this Communicator cover
story on the broadcast economy.
Add another acronym to your journalism glossary: LoJo,
or “locative
journalism." What's that you say? Check it out here.
Can news be fun? The folks at MSNBC think so.
Here's a brief, guided
tour of their
new apps, widgets and games.
Convergence is a reality
in local TV newsrooms, but what
does convergence look like? A new research
study says in most cases it's still just repurposing.
TV adwatch stories are on the rise. A new study
finds more stations are doing them, and viewers love them. What
do you need to know?
Looking for new ideas for covering the 2008 campaign online?
Check our list of widgets
and other cool tools, and read the RTNDA Communicator
article on digital election
coverage.
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