Monthly Archives: January 2017

The article, from RTDNA, is here. And it’s stunning.

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Interesting comments from three recent grads, about what surprised them and what didn’t, when they took their first job in the “real world” of TV News. Read it here.

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Read some interesting comments from three recent grads who landed jobs in TV, including their discussion of what surprised them the most about the “real” world of TV news. The story is here.

There is a special section of the WBA Newsroom site devoted to student work. You’ll find it here. These students would love your feedback!

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Donald Trump clutches to his Twitter account, his Tweets sometimes contradicting things he says to reporters. Here’s a look back at what it was like when reporters had to deal with….that newfangled Telegraph thingy!

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Some interesting thoughts here.

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A fascinating article about how NPR is doing it. Kind of “tech-y”, but understandable. Read it here.

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It’s well worth your time to read it. Find the column here.

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Words of advice from an outgoing President Obama to the media. The executive director of the RTDNA has some thoughts about the road ahead, with President Trump, here.

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“All that breathless cable coverage of Trump’s Twitter wars and the live shots of his plane landing on the tarmac didn’t help either. And Facebook and the other social media sites should rightfully be doing a lot of soul-searching about their role as the most efficient distribution network for conspiracy theories, hatred, and outright falsehoods ever invented.”

Two sentences from a new Brookings Institution essay on covering politics in the “post-truth” era.  Read it here.

Posted by Tim Morrissey