Category Archives: News

Pearl Harbor was a radio news event. The Challenger explosion was a TV news event. Now it’s Twitter and other social media which often have our first exposure to a breaking news event. Here’s a great perspective on the evolution of news from some great young UW-Milwaukee students. Posted by ... - MORE -

Only 17% of Americans trust journalists? I guess part of it is how you define journalism. Journalists tend to use a much more defined, nuanced definition than most talk radio listeners.  Here are some more sad statistics to ponder today – October 6 – the second annual national News Engagement... - MORE -

Technically, Social Security is an entitlement program, although a lot of people get really mad if you call it that, because “entitlement program” has taken on a new meaning in the hyper-partisan political world of 2015. Social Security will almost certainly be a topic as we get deeper into the... - MORE -

The most recent mass murder at a school in Oregon presents, again, an opportunity for a professional discussion regarding reporting on tragedies.  Here are some thoughts from the pros at Poynter. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

From the folks at Poynter, here are some interesting observations and statistics on how Millenials think about paying for things – like TV, music, news, and many other services. The summary is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Did the suspect flee on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash? Does the incident remain under investigation? Or, did the robber run off with the money – and we just assume the incident remains under investigation, because all such incidents remain under investigation (even though that shopworn cliché phrase... - MORE -

An article from the RTDNA reveals that the Federal Aviation Administration may not have been entirely forthcoming about the number of “near miss” incidents between drones and commercial aircraft. The article says a lot of the incidents categorized as “near miss” were actually just drone sightings. Read the brief article... - MORE -

For a number of “capital J” journalists, the thought of promoting a story makes them uneasy. But this veteran Emmy-winning investigative TV reporter says the two can work together quite nicely with no one compromising any values.  Read her thoughts here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Newsroom leaders at WDBJ-TV in Virginia faced a set of circumstances never before encountered in any TV newsroom when one of their reporters and her photographer were attacked and killed by a gunman, while they were doing a live shot on their station’s morning news program. Read the interesting article... - MORE -

This conference, EIJ15 for short, is a great annual gathering of movers and shakers in journalism. It starts today, and this article from the RTDNA describes this year’s event and includes a link for multiple daily updates all weekend. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -