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
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
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
Some thoughts from a Washington Post columnist on the language being used by American news media to describe the men who’ve taken over a federal building in Oregon. Posted by Tim Morrissey
In the past year there have been several attempts by legislative leaders in Wisconsin to limit the scope of our state’s powerful Open Records Law, which dates back to the early 20th Century. Here’s an interesting article from Poynter with a brief example of the impact of Open Records laws in all 50 states. There… – MORE –
The basic structure of most news stories is a form developed to accommodate the needs of the print medium hundreds of years ago, and even on the most modern news websites, the form really hasn’t changed much. Here are some thoughts on where it may be headed. Posted by Tim Morrissey
Drones are being used for an increasing number of commercial enterprises, including news gathering. Here’s a brief article from a lawyer who’s an expert in use and regulation of drones as to what the Federal Aviation Administration may do next. Posted by Tim Morrissey
The Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio/TV/Digital News Association met with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest and discussed concerns regarding difficulties in obtaining government documents and a variety of other topics. Read a brief summary of the meeting here. Posted by Tim Morrissey
As the state legislature in Wisconsin continues to close down access by journalists (and the public in general) to the workings of government, the RTDNA is fighting attempts to restrict access to information regarding the activity of the federal government and the communications it receives. Posted by Tim Morrissey
The latest of the ongoing attempts to keep the people of Wisconsin from knowing what their state government is doing is the move by the State Public Records Board to decide that text messages are “transitory communications”, and as such, are not subject to the state’s Open Records law. As a reporter, you may know that this is an… – MORE –
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