Comments on: Life after TV news http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/26/life-after-tv-news/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: francis http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/26/life-after-tv-news/comment-page-1/#comment-533 francis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:08:33 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=947#comment-533 Fortunately, the explosion of cable TV stations as well as the other "venues" offered above, plus county and city TV operations and elsewhere, give room for those with the most name recognition a place to continue in the field. I sense that those who are lesser known are left to forage for work elsewhere. In the case of most who find something, though, their forte in their vacated broadcast job is vastly different than their new job, i.e. just because one is a good reporter does not mean that they're a capable manager. They're two different skillsets that most people don't have. It's akin to the most capable technical worker being promoted to manager and failing miserably, as they don't know how to communicate with and put themselves in the shoes of the people they supervise. A clue as to if they possess both talents is whether, as a "manager," they share credit with their staff, or whether their statements make it sound as if they're accomplishing everything by themselves. Fortunately, the explosion of cable TV stations as well as the other “venues” offered above, plus county and city TV operations and elsewhere, give room for those with the most name recognition a place to continue in the field. I sense that those who are lesser known are left to forage for work elsewhere. In the case of most who find something, though, their forte in their vacated broadcast job is vastly different than their new job, i.e. just because one is a good reporter does not mean that they’re a capable manager. They’re two different skillsets that most people don’t have. It’s akin to the most capable technical worker being promoted to manager and failing miserably, as they don’t know how to communicate with and put themselves in the shoes of the people they supervise. A clue as to if they possess both talents is whether, as a “manager,” they share credit with their staff, or whether their statements make it sound as if they’re accomplishing everything by themselves.

]]> By: Suzanne Hobbs http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/26/life-after-tv-news/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Suzanne Hobbs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:26:45 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=947#comment-47 I was just laid off last week after nearly 14 years of covering news in Idaho. It was a major shock. I am so excited to see what the future holds, and what jobs could be out there for my skills. I loved being a reporter and it was so much of who I am. The local paper quoted me in an article of my layoff as saying that I can now pick up my daughter after school-- something i've never been able to do before. The last few days of doing that have been wonderful. I missed alot. Big changes, but also I know I can do this. I am sad to see that with the closing of the bureau that I was the chief over, that news in one city and area won't get covered as much. You work so hard to gain a foothold in a community and then in one budget swipe-- gone. It's tough out there, and I didn't know it would hit Idaho. Nine laid off at our station. Thanks for the ideas. Glad a friend sent me the link. I was just laid off last week after nearly 14 years of covering news in Idaho. It was a major shock. I am so excited to see what the future holds, and what jobs could be out there for my skills. I loved being a reporter and it was so much of who I am. The local paper quoted me in an article of my layoff as saying that I can now pick up my daughter after school– something i’ve never been able to do before. The last few days of doing that have been wonderful. I missed alot.
Big changes, but also I know I can do this.
I am sad to see that with the closing of the bureau that I was the chief over, that news in one city and area won’t get covered as much. You work so hard to gain a foothold in a community and then in one budget swipe– gone. It’s tough out there, and I didn’t know it would hit Idaho. Nine laid off at our station.
Thanks for the ideas. Glad a friend sent me the link.

]]> By: Vic Livingston http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/26/life-after-tv-news/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Vic Livingston Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:18:49 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=947#comment-31 Deb: Here's what this former major-market TV/newspaper journalist is doing -- the story of the covert destruction of democracy and the rule of law in America... ...the story that mainstream media cannot or will not do. Money is unimportant now. Getting the story out is. But I could use some company. Take a look at the lead article, and others on my site: http://www.nowpublic.com/scrivener Deb: Here’s what this former major-market TV/newspaper journalist is doing — the story of the covert destruction of democracy and the rule of law in America…

…the story that mainstream media cannot or will not do.

Money is unimportant now. Getting the story out is.

But I could use some company.

Take a look at the lead article, and others on my site:

http://www.nowpublic.com/scrivener

]]> By: john http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/26/life-after-tv-news/comment-page-1/#comment-27 john Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:24:37 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=947#comment-27 We need more information. What are the salaries like? Do they have a contract with their employer for several, hopefully, years. Is there medical and how good and/or expensive is it? Do they have retirement plans? For all the problems, past, present, and future with tv news, people worked at tv stations for years, even decades. Now, that's it's falling apart, we have to judge whether the alternatives are not only emotionally and professionally fulfilling, but will they also put milk in the fridge and pay the mortgage. We need more information. What are the salaries like? Do they have a contract with their employer for several, hopefully, years. Is there medical and how good and/or expensive is it? Do they have retirement plans? For all the problems, past, present, and future with tv news, people worked at tv stations for years, even decades. Now, that’s it’s falling apart, we have to judge whether the alternatives are not only emotionally and professionally fulfilling, but will they also put milk in the fridge and pay the mortgage.

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