WBA NewsroomAn RTDNA-sponsored Anchor Leadership Summit is being led by former WISN-TV 12 Milwaukee News Director Lori Waldon.
Click here for details on “The Anchor As Team Leader”.
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
A Valuable Resource: The Diversity Style Guide
The Society of Professional Journalists and two other national organizations have developed this tool to help you confidently write stories involving minorities.
Easily discover which terms may be offensive in a multicultural environment.
Posted by Tim Morrissey
Tips For Verifying Viral Social Media Videos
It can be tough, but Poynter contributor Daniel Funke offers ten solid tips for trying to figure out if a viral video is the real deal, or a fake.
Posted by Tim Morrissey
Who Is Most Likely To Believe “Fake News”?
People prone to psychosis, among others which may surprise you. The piece from the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard is here.
Posted by Tim Morrissey
Congratulations To All The WBA Award Winners!
A complete list of all the winning broadcasters and stations can be found here.
Posted by Tim Morrissey
Coaching For Women In Journalism
A dozen female journalism mentors are making time available, at no charge, to help women in journalism.
Learn more about the free one-on-one coaching sessions here.
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Who’s Ready For Grilled Sirloin and Derby Pie?
Those are just two of the mouth-watering items on the menu for Saturday night’s annual WBA Gala.
The full menu is here, along with information on where you can get a complete recap of the awards for every category after the Gala.
If your station has entered items in the competition, good luck; if your station hasn’t entered something, it should have. Next year for sure.
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The Art Of Telling A Story
Writing tips from Roy Peter Clark – a master. Quick read; useful stuff! Find the article here.
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A Giant Media Company That Distributes News – But Doesn’t Have A Newsroom
The headline is one of the observations made about Facebook in an article in The Atlantic. The author’s premise is that Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand journalism. and his company prioritizes “individual opinion” over news from professional outlets.
It’s a very interesting read. Find it here.
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Annual Radio-TV Salary Report
Are you being paid on par with your peers? The annual RTDNA-Hofstra University Newsroom Survey might give you some clues.
On average, most newsroom employees are making about 2% more this year than last, and are outpacing inflation.
The content is here. Not all of it is free.
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