Hate speech on social media can significantly damage brands advertising on those platforms, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California, surveyed over 3,000 respondents who were shown simulated negative, positive and neutral …
How do you produce fair and ethical political journalism? Ryan Schmelz is a Capitol Hill reporter for Fox Radio and in this politically divided country, he answers that question by returning to the fundamentals of all good reporting. “I think it's our duty to be fair, …
Avery Hilliard has been on the job for about seven months at WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Memphis native is not too far from home and even closer to where she went to grad school at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New …
The Washington Post has published a document outlining its internal SEO and web performance best practices that anybody in news SEO will want to read. The document, Web Performance and SEO Best Practices and Guidelines, outlines what the Post calls “proven strategies and guidelines for optimizing …
Tammy Phillips has served as Nexstar Media Group’s vice president of talent acquisition since 2022. Phillips focuses primarily on recruiting general managers, news directors, digital directors, creative service directors, and other media roles for Nexstar. Phillips spoke with University of Mississippi journalism graduate student Allie …
Bruce Moore is the news director for WREG-TV, the Nexstar station in Memphis. He shapes the organization's news coverage and sets the editorial direction of the station. In addition to his role as a newsroom leader, he has more than a decade of experience as …
Tai Takahashi, a University of Kansas alumnus, has served as the news director for WJTV 12 in Jackson, Mississippi since December 2018. Takahashi spoke with University of Mississippi journalism graduate student Jared Redding about hiring sports reporters, the sports TV industry and advice for those …
Bruce Moore is the News Director at WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee -- a Nexstar station. He says the job of a news anchor is evolving and those who want to take on that role need to have a special skill set. Remarks are lightly edited for …
When the first season of “Black Mirror” came to Netflix, I filed it away as interesting and edgy. Then I started to see numerous articles written about the show, including one in The New Yorker – which called it “A ‘Twilight Zone’ for the Digital Age.” …
Tammy Phillips is vice president for talent acquisition at Nexstar Media Group and was previously a corporate recruiter for Raycom Media. Phillips took those positions after 16 years in local TV news leadership positions, so she's learned a thing or two about what newsroom leadership …
Brittany Brown, a journalist for MLK 50, and freelance photojournalist Ariel Cobbert, who has been working for CNN, are no strangers to covering tough stories, but the January 7 death of Trye Nichols after a violent traffic stop involving Memphis police has been especially difficult. “For …
By now most of us have heard about the AI platform, ChatGPT and many of us have even experimented with it. The content below is the result of the prompt: "What are some of the challenges faced by journalists early in their careers?" We want …
