Publishing During A Pandemic (34) “This pandemic has made people value the simple things in life more than ever. People have an appreciation for cooking, family time and gardening. These things have become much more meaningful, more than ever before. And we’ve certainly heard that from …
Publishing During A Pandemic (33) “We can even go so far as to use a term we’ve used for years, which is that print is the Trojan Horse. It enters the home; it stays on the table; it’s there and around; it’s not a digital view …
We’re capable of so much more than we thought. It’s the undeniable headline of the response by local broadcast newsrooms to the coronavirus pandemic. What’s not so clear: Will we learn — and retain — its lessons? The range of disruptions to newsrooms is now well …
“The biggest challenge is the economic challenge that we’re all in as a country, as a world. But the content challenge has not been that difficult for us at all. There are plenty of stories to tell. What we discovered very early in the pandemic, …
It was another day in quarantine, and 5-year-old Sawyer was bored. He wasn’t going to school, he couldn’t hang out with his friends, so he and his dad pulled out a book of 50 science experiments made for kids that Sawyer had received as a …
No amount of planning could prepare local newsrooms for the myriad challenges of covering the coronavirus pandemic. Stations all over America have ramped up their reporting and their community service. But an ambitious project across the 60 Scripps stations in 42 markets is part of …
Taping microphones to light stands. Producing newscasts from home. Doing live shots on an iPad. Local TV journalists across the country are improvising and McGyvering to get the news out to their communities as they cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. We got some …
It’s hard enough to report, write, edit and produce the news these days but, even if you can do all of that well, you may need additional skills to survive and thrive in a digital-first newsroom. Some are obvious: You’d better know how to use social …
As a visual medium, television always intended to present beauty to attract the audience. There is a general understanding among television stations that women are expected to look younger and sexier and the white people are standard of beauty. So race and gender disparities have been …
The media landscape was upended more than a decade ago when the video-sharing site YouTube was launched. The volume and variety of content posted on the site is staggering. The site’s popularity makes it a launchpad for performers, businesses and commentators on every conceivable subject. …
The 2020 U.S. presidential election is less than a year away. A wide field of Democrats are vying to become their party’s nominee, and Donald Trump is running for reelection amid an escalating impeachment inquiry in Congress. Already, public attention is turning to the ability …
Data journalism is a growing practice in newsrooms across the globe. Getting data from various sources, journalists are constantly experimenting and practicing data-driven journalism. This practice is not confined to newsrooms; however, other peripheral actors, such as nonprofits and civic technology organizations, practice data journalism. …
