Video cameras at a press conference | Photo: Adobe StockIt’s a sinking feeling I remember well. As an NBC News executive in charge of live television news, first in the early 2000s and again from 2009 to 2017, I often presided over a network control room …
Covering coronavirus is a nearly overwhelming challenge for newsrooms: too much news to cover; so many operational logistics to overcome due to social distancing; so many ways in which we are not just reporting on the story but also personally impacted by it, like juggling …
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 …
Smithsonian Magazine's 50th-anniversary issue focuses on and celebrates the future of our planet. While Americans, along with much of the world, learn to work from home and to self-distance from others to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, Smithsonian offers a look back at half …
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 …
Television news is great at conveying emotion but only if the storyteller captures it. So keep rolling. That’s Mike Castellucci’s advice for video journalists. Castellucci is an award-winning reporter and photographer who now teaches at Michigan State. “Students get a bite and shut the camera off,” …
Today, Meredith Corporation is the largest media company in the world. Scott Mortimer is vice president & group publisher over at Meredith and says he is looking forward to the future and has his eye on the prize for Meredith: more new titles.t In a Mr. …
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 …
“What you don’t know can kill you. What you do know can keep you safe.” For Chris Post, a photojournalist at WFMZ in Allentown, Pennsylvania, safety is always top of mind. He’s a former first responder trained in situational awareness and says he can’t turn it …
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 …
Want to write persuasive Facebook ad copy that sells? Wondering how to get your Facebook ads to work better? To explore what marketers need to know about writing Facebook ad copy that converts, I interview Molly Pittman on the Social Media Marketing Podcast. Molly is …
