RTDNA’s President and CEO Dan Shelley says there’s no question that this year’s presidential election will be the most important in a lifetime, and for local TV news, its credibility will be on trial. Having surveyed 2,000 news consumers this past fall, RTDNA found trust eroding, …
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN has apologized to the organization that administers the Sports Emmy Awards for submitting fake names in categories where they were not eligible to win. “Some members of our team were clearly wrong in submitting certain names that may go back to …
Replica Studios, an artificial intelligence voice technology company, and The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced a “groundbreaking” AI voice agreement during an event at CES. This new agreement, they said, “paves the way for professional voice over artists to safely explore new employment …
Sinclair today announced that the Sinclair Broadcast Group Diversity Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2024 school year. Having provided more than $300,000 in tuition assistance since 2013, the annual scholarship program aims to invest in the future of the broadcast industry and …
Over the past year media companies have been wrestling with the explosive growth in AI, particularly in the form of Large Language Models (LLMs) that have been trained on vast reams of their online content and now are using that learning to automatically generate new …
With thousands of local, state and federal elections on the line in 2024, finding solutions to the local news crisis has never been more imperative. That’s why the fifth annual National News Literacy Week (Jan. 22–26) will highlight the vital role of local news in …
Entries are now being accepted for The 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes. The contest opened Monday, Jan. 8 and the deadline for all entries is 6 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 16. […] The post 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes now open for entries appeared first on Poynter.
Streaming weather channels offer a significant opportunity for local TV stations to expand and monetize their audiences. Nielsen’s The Gauge report found that almost 38% of all TV viewing is now on streaming platforms. For local TV stations and even networks, weather continues to be …
In the intricate dance of media evolution, 2024 marks a pivotal moment, when generative artificial intelligence steps into the spotlight, simultaneously leading and following in the rhythm of innovation. This […] The post How AI will reshape journalism’s narrative in 2024 appeared first on Poynter.
Tegna’s CBS affiliate WUSA Washington is an extra hour to its weekday morning show Get Up DC beginning Feb. 12. “We’re meeting our audience’s needs by adding an extra hour of news every morning to help prepare them for the day ahead,” said Michael Valentine, WUSA …
The FCC’s decision to reaffirm ownership regulations for broadcasters late last month was the Christmas gift no station group wanted, even if it didn’t come as much of a surprise to any of them. For NAB, there’s no other way to see the move than as …
E.W. Scripps has placed 13 veteran print journalists across its local and national newsrooms as part of the second cohort of its Google-backed Journalism Journey Initiative, which aims to recruit mid-career journalists and managers in the industry and redeploy their reporting skills for video-driven reporting platforms. Scripps …
