Monthly Archives: April 2020

Audiences are conflicted about COVID-19 news. They want it, while also wanting a break from it. So what is a newsroom to do?  This article from Poynter suggests newsrooms not let up: “The press’ job is to keep accurate information coming — as much of it as it can and... - MORE -

The Society of Professional Journalists is repurposing its annual Day of Giving to be a Day of Giving Back to aid journalists in need of financial assistance. On April 30, instead of raising funds to support SPJ programs as it usually does on Day of Giving, SPJ will ask supporters... - MORE -

Join RTDNA on Wednesday, May 20, at 1 p.m. CT for a workshop on understanding your creative evolution and learn how to leverage your personality type in your professional life. The luxury of time is not something we often find ourselves with in the fast-paced environment of news. While COVID-19... - MORE -

The Cap Times published an article this weekend about how TV journalists in Madison are coping with working under the COVID-19 pandemic. The article profiles a few journalists and shows how they’re managing to do their work from their homes and social distancing. You can check out the article here... - MORE -

The Rick Jowett Fellowship was established in 2017 by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation to support educational opportunities for photographers and videographers who work in media in Wisconsin. Recipients of the fellowship can use the grant for professional development in the areas of photography and videography. Applicants must specify how... - MORE -

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing habits, including how viewers consume TV news. Research is showing growth in linear viewing of local news over video on demand views.  “In the March 2020 survey of more than 1,300 U.S. news consumers aged 18-64, SmithGeiger found that 85% of Americans have seen their... - MORE -

Some journalists are contending with access issues as their local and state governments cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. RTDNA released today a letter to journalists calling on them to bring attention to situations in which reporters are being kept in the dark. It also released a list of standards to... - MORE -

After three years of covering sports at FOX 6 (WITI-TV) in Milwaukee, Kaitlin Sharkey is headed to Chicago. Sharkey will be working for FOX 32. Prior to WITI-TV, Sharkey covered sports for WBAY-TV in Green Bay and WSAW-TV in Wausau.... - MORE -

WMTV-TV anchor John Stofflet appeared in a video from RTDNA highlighting advice from anchor across the county on covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten anchor leaders, alumni of the RTDNA/Loyola University Chicago Anchor & Producer Leadership Summit shared there advice here. Stofflet appears at about 3:18.... - MORE -