Monthly Archives: December 2017

Mainly, about half of Americans think the news media makes up stories to cast the President in a poor light.

Find this factoid and more, in this article from Poynter.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

Great list, compiled by CJR. Read it here.

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One perspective, from Poynter, is here.

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In this excited screed from the Daily Beast, the author says the era is over. Agree or disagree, it’s interesting reading.

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The session is coming up at the end of the month. Get details here.

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Merry Christmas to all!

Do you write your stories as if you were talking one-on-one with a viewer, or are you writing in that crazy language used only by TV news people – dropping auxiliary verbs, using coptalk jargon, or any of the other cliches that have become far too common in TV news?

Here’s a quick tutorial from a veteran writer, courtesy of RTDNA.

Posted by Tim Morrissey

The use of drones in local news gathering is slowly growing, but more stations are adding drones as another way to get video for stories.

Here’s a column from RTDNA about increased use of drones.

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JoAnne Stevens’ words of wisdom here, free, courtesy of RTDNA.

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Some thoughts on the topic from Melody Kramer at Poynter.

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