A South Carolina politician thinks so, and has actually written a bill proposing it. And there are plenty of other attacks on the First Amendment in other state legislatures across the nation. Read a brief story about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
This development is probably of more use to reporters on national and international beats, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Read about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
Several state legislatures are considering bills to keep police body-cam video secret. New Jersey is now on that list. A brief article about it is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
This time it’s Indiana. The story is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
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
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 for your email address, which will… – 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
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, it never caught on. Read a… – 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
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 20- and 30-somethings who are… – MORE –
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