Monthly Archives: October 2016

You Should Probably Update Your Newsroom Crisis Plan

Disasters are almost always unpredictable, and your newsroom’s preparedness will make a huge difference in how quickly you can get vital information to the public. Some great tips from RTDNA can be found here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Two New Categories For RTDNA Murrow Awards In 2017Excellence in Innovation

The new categories recognize the importance of innovation and online storytelling in today’s broadcast newsroom.

Excellence in Innovation: This category is designed to award news organizations that innovate their product to enhance the quality of journalism and the audience’s understanding of news. Entries must demonstrate an innovative use of content, engagement, technology and/or audience experience which breaks the mold of traditional broadcast journalism.

Excellence in Social Media: This category is designed to reward news organizations that use social media to enhance the audience’s understanding of a single news story or news event/project, as evidenced by the quality of journalism and the quantity and quality of user engagement.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Quick Tutorial On Wisconsin Trial Procedures

Here’s a link to a special section of the WBA Newsroom designed to bring reporters and mmj’s up to speed on how a trial proceeds in Wisconsin. Good refresher for veterans, too!

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Soylent Green Is WHAT?

I know, cheap, trashy, clickbait headline. But this Pacific Northwest TV news producer has some great writing tips in this brief column.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

PS – You younger folks in the newsroom – ask one of the old hands what Soylent Green is if you don’t know. Or, read the linked article.