Category Archives: News

Privacy: Know Your Rights As A Reporter

What’s public, and what isn’t? It’s not always clear-cut. RTDNA has a great, short article that will help you make decisions quickly when you’re on a shoot. Sometimes the lines are murky. Read the article here. There is a special section of the WBA Newsroom site that will get... - MORE -

Newseum Summit On Sexual Harassment In The Media

Jim Warren’s column for Poynter this morning (below) summarizes the Newseum summit on sexual harassment in the media. The meeting was led by Jill Geisler, an executive with deep Wisconsin roots.   A bracing dose of candor Near the end of a “Power Shift Summit” on sex harassment in the... - MORE -

Poynter Webinar On Public Records

To be an effective reporter you need to know how to navigate the public records system. This webinar tomorrow afternoon (Wed. 1/10/18) from News U at Poynter could be what you need to get up to speed. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The Morning Meeting: Springboard Or Energy Killer

Every TV newsroom has a morning meeting. This meeting can jump-start the day or suck the energy right out of you. Here are some tips from an RTDNA contributor whose title is “Executive News Director” of a newsroom in the Pacific Northwest. I guess if there are Executive Producers, there... - MORE -

FOIA: Navigating The System

It’s been said that the vast majority of reporters will never file a FOIA request in their career. It’s still important that you understand how it works, though. Here are some tips from RTDNA. A special section of the WBA Newsroom site can quickly bring you up to speed on... - MORE -

Perspective: A Requirement of Journalism

Some personal observations here. This morning (1/3/18) several of the news sources I regularly scan either did a small story, mentioned, or ran via crawl President Trump’s tweet, the substance of which was something like because he’s so strong on aviation safety, in 2017 no one died in a crash... - MORE -