Category Archives: News

There is a special section of the WBA Newsroom site for journalism and broadcasting students to display their work and get feedback from broadcast news professionals. Please take a moment, select a story – maybe one from a student at your alma mater – and let them know what you... - MORE -

For many working broadcast journalists, their phone has become a mobile studio, particularly in radio news. Here are a few tips from a CBS Radio reporter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Skilled news writers avoid cop-talk and other jargon, know that police incident reports must be re-written because they are laden with language no one but cops and lawyers use, and strive to write in short, clear, declarative sentences. (Unlike this long, run-on sentence!) Here’s a nice, short column from a... - MORE -

Vice’s Shane Smith minces no words when predicting what’s ahead for media in the coming year. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

You don’t have to understand how algorithms work to grasp what this article is saying. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This is one of the many stories on the web about the legendary CBS newsman. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Possible story idea: this analysis says Wisconsin’s lower class is expanding, while the middle class shrinks. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Read the article here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

How did you react to the televised “summit meeting” between the FNC reporter/anchor and the Presumptive Republican nominee?  One of Poynter’s contributors was pretty harsh. Read it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Hint: it has nothing to do with Nielsen. But it does have to do with the way news is being consumed, particularly in the developing world. Read a short article about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -