Let’s take just a few minutes to remember 2020 — a year many people can’t wait to forget. Our list of the 15 most popular stories we published here at the Knight-Cronkite News Lab reflects a memorable mix of innovation, experimentation, and introspection, as local TV …
The year of the pandemic, 2020, brought with it not only pain and suffering from the COVID 19 virus, but also saw major social upheavals on diversity and inclusion issues. Magazines, being the leading reflectors of society, were in the forefront of covering and reacting to …
Television viewers in Seattle can now get a taste of the future as ONE Media 3.0, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, has combined both television and radio services for delivery in Seattle using the NextGen TV standard. Consumers can now receive both television and …
With just days to go, it looks like TV broadcasting is going to survive 2020. The second quarter was brutal, but the ad market steadied over the summer and in the fall the political spending reached unprecedented levels. After all the votes are counted, stations will …
Image Credit: Lightspeed The pandemic is changing the game for retail, and fast. Not only is the competition fiercer than ever before, but the coronavirus has been the cause of a dramatic decrease in in-store traffic, making it difficult for retailers to stand out from the …
We’re all still trying to work out virtual events, as well as looking forward to next year when the COVID vaccine might ultimately herald a return of in-person engagement, perhaps in tandem with virtual content. Everyone has an opinion, not least Ben Hindman, CEO at …
Social media has become one of the go-to locations for Americans to find their news. Though it behooves every newsroom to have a presence on one or more of the popular social platforms, treading those waters once they’ve dived in remains tricky. Vic Micolucci “It is so …
After a year of rapid, pandemic-compelled innovation, TV news’ lasting future will lie in how effectively it’s able to hold on to the relevance and usefulness it has shown viewers. It will also need to build upon a commitment to inclusion inspired by Black Lives Matter …
The Washington Post will take new steps in 2021 to become a more global newsroom by creating breaking-news hubs in Europe and Asia. These operations will be staffed by reporters and editors whose primary focus will be covering live news as it unfolds in the …
WeatheRate, an independent weather research company, today announced that 17 Telemundo owned stations have received the “Most Accurate” forecasting certification for 2020. The stations: WNJU New York, WSCV Miami, KTMD Houston, KXTX Dallas-Fort Worth, WSNS Chicago, KVDA San Antonio, KTAZ Phoenix, KTLM Harlingen, Texas, WTMO …
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Journalism Project said Thursday that it was awarding $2 million in grants to three nonprofit newsrooms, including one based in New York City that targets the immigrant community. The site Documented, founded in 2018 by Mazin Sidahmed and Max Siegelbaum, …
The pandemic has given journalists the opportunity to get back to the basics of storytelling and spurred creativity, increased collaboration and improved communication. The circumstances of the pandemic led broadcasters to experiment with different approaches to storytelling and story lengths. The resulting creativity has increased journalists’ …
