At the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Summer Conference in La Crosse, Madison attorney Bob Dreps was given an award for his long service to the WBA. If you’ve ever called the WBA Legal Hotline, you’ve talked to Bob. Bob also helped write the many sections of the WBA Newsroom site that deal with the law as… – MORE –
The action is over, sometimes hours ago, but the producer wants you to do a live stand-up from the scene. Here are some really useful tips for reporters who face this situation, which happens frequently in every TV newsroom. Posted by Tim Morrissey
Read about the GREAT stuff happening at the WBA Summer Conference here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
It’s one of the worst clichés imaginable, yet you hear it just about every day: fled on foot. Absolutely no one says that except newscasters, although cops are trained by lawyers to write it that way on police reports. It’s become part of the lexicon of the language known as “journalese”, along with chestnuts like “transported to… – MORE –
The Pew study is here. Not very good news for print – as the study says both radio and TV beat print as a source of news for most people. Posted by Tim Morrissey
The changes are now on their way to the President’s desk for his signature. Read a brief account here. The WBA Newsroom site has a special section devoted to Wisconsin’s Open Meetings and Open Records laws, which you can find here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
Here’s the latest survey info from the RTDNA – right down to the most common first names of News Directors! Posted by Tim Morrissey
Anyone who’s spent more than a few months as a reporter knows that often, the first things you hear about a breaking news event turn out not to be true. That’s how we learn the value of attributing statements, rather than just stating them as “facts”. The journalism ethics folks at Poynter have some thoughts… – MORE –
A decade or so ago, there was a big fad among TV reporters that while giving a stand-up report, you let your arms hang loose, and put your hands together just below your waistline – with your two thumbs and your two index fingers touching, forming a sort of “V” or triangle with your hands.… – MORE –
UW-Madison graduate Reid Magnum was named by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) as one of the nation’s six most outstanding collegiate sportscasters. Magnum, who graduated in May from the UW-Madison School of Business, was honored for both radio and TV sportscasting. He was sports director of student station WSUM and has announced Badger Women’s… – MORE –
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