Category Archives: News

No, it’s not WITI-TV/Milwaukee’s first Murrow award. But the lengths to which the Fox 6 news staff went in covering oil companies and railroads is certainly award-worthy. Read a brief article about it here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Here is the final installment in an RTDNA series regarding the increasing use of smart phones as ENG cameras. Well worth the few minutes it takes to read. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Did you know the iPhone and a number of Android phones record 720p video? Info about that, and more, in this article. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

Three of the most powerful industry organizations have combined to establish a memorial fund for the families of the TV news crew killed while on a live-shot last week. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

A lot of broadcasters are sharing this great, short essay about the murder of a TV news crew in Virginia yesterday.  It’s a piece that anyone who’s ever done a live-shot on TV – or works in the TV news business – will reflect on, and understand the great truths... - MORE -

Here’s an update from RTDNA on the news crew shooting. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

This is from Poynter.   Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

A reporter and her photographer were shot during a live report on a Virginia TV station. The story is here. Posted by Tim Morrissey... - MORE -

As broadcast newsrooms weigh the pros and cons of using drones in news gathering, The Washington Post reports hundreds of near-miss encounters between drones and airplanes in the U.S. this year. And there are plenty of scary international reports, as well. Read a summary of the ones in the U.S.... - MORE -

As technology advances in leaps and bounds, we’re seeing an increasing number of reporters using smart phones – not only for quick social media teases, but for hard news gathering. This brief article discusses the growing use of smart phones with sophisticated aps for news gathering. In my first TV... - MORE -