Category Archives: News

Competition is open for the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association’s Eric Sevareid Awards. The entry deadline is Jan. 17. The awards will be given out at the MBJA Conference April 3-4 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The MBJA is also seeking applicants for scholarships for college students and professionals.  ... - MORE -

The Knight-Cronkite News Lab recently conducted an experiment to see how a TV newscast might look like if it didn’t have an anchor. The experiment involved rethinking the newscast itself and finding ways to re-imagine the roles anchors play in producing a newscast. You can review their work and their... - MORE -

With all the shopping associated with the holiday season, it’s a great time of year to focus your attention on consumer stories. RTDNA is sharing a list of holiday consumer story ideas. Check it out here. The ideas are centered on returns, holiday bonuses, shipping, and tipping.... - MORE -

Farmers in the upper Midwest are in crisis and broadcast journalists have been bringing attention to the issue. Most recently, KMSP in Minneapolis sired an hour-long special based on 10 months of reporting, a huge commitment to covering the topic. You can read more and view the segments here.... - MORE -

Columnist Jim Brady is making the argument that social media is one of the leading reasons for a decline in trust in journalism. He cites the reduction and elimination of the editing process: “By any measure, the public’s opinion of us has dimmed dramatically since we were able to slip... - MORE -

RTDNA is making changes to its awards competition, the Murrow Awards, including the addition of a category for podcasts. The Murrow Awards also also adding a Feature-Length Documentary category and updating the look of the awards. The competition opens Thursday. Read more here. And don’t forget that the WBA... - MORE -

The Pulitzer’s are adding a new category for audio reporting, opening the journalism competition to radio reporters. Jacobs Media is blogging today about the change. The category is being described as “experimental” meaning it’s not clear if the new category will survive in the long term.... - MORE -

When’s the last time you reviewed your social media strategy? Advancing the Story is bringing it back to basics with some advice on how to be successful on social media. Read more here. The tips were shared at a Texas Association of Broadcasters newsroom workshop.... - MORE -

A TV newsroom in Wausau is one of ten newsrooms across the country to get free watchdog training from Investigative Reporters and Editor’s Total Newsroom Training program. WSAW/WZAW-TV will get two days of intensive, in-house training on watchdog journalism. This is the seventh year IRE has offered the free... - MORE -