Category Archives: News

This time it’s Indiana. The story is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

In this brief article from RTDNA Executive Director Mike Cavender, he exposes the latest legislative attempt to curb citizen coverage of police activity. Well worth reading. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

The RTDNA is sponsoring a survey to get more data about TV broadcasters who have been criticized by viewers, either on social media or via e-mail, because of their on-camera experience. A link to the survey is here. It only takes a few minutes to complete. It asks only... - MORE -

Another state has taken action to limit reporters access to lawmakers.  Read what the RTDNA has to say about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Al Jazeera America did a lot of things right – hired solid journalists with solid credentials, built a state-of-the-art newsroom, and aggressively went after stories. Some say they should have named the news channel something else. Some say the public isn’t interested in long-form news stories. For whatever the reasons,... - MORE -

It’s all about first impressions. It’s how we introduce ourselves. Find out how it works in a TV news story from a KARE-11 Murrow award winner here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Some very sharp words of criticism here from a Voice of America reporter based in Washington, DC, about how TV news departments are “reporting” on the Powerball lottery frenzy. Here’s one choice quote: “Much of what is seen and heard on local radio and TV comes from the minds of... - MORE -

It’s closer than you may think, and a lot of highly respected Journalism organizations are already talking about how it might affect story-telling. A short essay with links to those articles can be found here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This morning’s column from Chicago media critic Robert Feder is drawing a lot of comments from women who work in TV news, and reaction from the broadcast news community in general. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This short article from RTDNA reminds us again, as working news professionals, that it can be very rewarding to share your real-world news-gathering experience with the next generation of working journalists and broadcasters. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -