Monthly Archives: May 2015

The veteran CBS newsman’s last broadcast is Sunday. Here’s a story about his retirement.

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There are issues like “right-sizing” (i.e., downsizing), multi-platform requirements, and promises like “extra staff without paying for it”. An interesting take on newsroom collaboration is here.

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Some thoughts on this hot topic from the RTDNA here.

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There’s a very big difference, which a lot of news writers, reporters, producers, photographers, and anchors don’t seem to understand.  Memorial Day is about honoring the memory (hence, “Memorial Day”) of sailors and soldiers who died in the line of duty. Veterans Day is to honor ALL who serve and  have served their nation in the armed services.

This story from CNN explains it clearly.

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Is your newsroom workstation set up so that everything you need is at arm’s reach?  If so, that may not be a good thing! The most recent installation in a Huffington Post series about how the newsroom is changing – and, more to the point, being changed by management design – is here.  It’s geared more toward online and print newsrooms, but it’s an interesting read for anyone who works in a broadcast newsroom.

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How has digital technology impacted news gathering at your station? Which is your preferred camera: Panasonic, Sony, or JVC? Read the latest survey results here.

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Not all that long ago, typical practice was to put spoken word formats on AM stations, and music formats on FM stations. That’s changing now, with the migration in many markets to FM of a number of former AM-only news formats. How has it affected the news-gathering operations of these stations? In a number of unexpected ways, as it turns out. Read about it in this article from the RTDNA.

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An age-old question, to be sure; here’s a quick summary of a recent survey from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The article has a link to the full survey and results.

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“Broadcast news writing in general has been declining because the quality of the teaching of English has declined.” Just one of the many sage observations made by veteran TV news writing guru Merv Block in this article from the RTDNA.

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What should you expect from a J-school education? One of the questions that led to this column in the Badger Herald, which Poynter picked up. Read it here.

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