Carole Kneeland was, by all accounts, a news director ahead of her time, deeply empathetic and generous with her talents. When her life was cut short by breast cancer, the colleagues who loved her established an initiative in her name, The Carole Kneeland Project for …
The struggle to accurately measure local linear television continues, with major measurement providers such as Nielsen and Comscore working to figure out how best to provide TV stations with accurate information on who is watching their over-the-air TV signals in local markets. Meanwhile, TV stations’ …
How closely do I stick to my list of questions? What do I do if the source is in a really bad mood? Do I record on my phone or […] The post An illustrated guide to the basics of interviewing appeared first on Poynter.
When a data team at ABC investigated contamination in drinking water around the country, it turned into a major collaboration between the data folks, journalists at the company’s owned stations, ABC News and National Geographic. The upshot was local reports as well as a documentary …
One of the most vexing, and even dangerous, issues facing journalists these days is harassment, both online and in real life. Among the best-known examples is New Hampshire Public Radio, […] The post How a journalism professor helps students understand harassment — and how to protect …
Sometime ago, the leadership at Graham Media Group sought to determine how much the company’s employees were using generative AI services like ChatGPT to do their work. So they sent out a survey to the entire group. “There was a spectacular response. Massive results,” said …
Local television stations in Portland, Maine, became a vital source of information Wednesday night as police fanned across nearby Lewiston in a search for a man suspected of shooting dozens […] The post Local TV stations provide vital news during Maine mass shooting appeared first on …
Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WRAL Raleigh, N.C., announced at NAB Show New York that it will be offering a public preview of its new ArchiveAI-powered media platform, WRAL Archives, to industry users. Anyone interested in trying the new platform can create a free account at wralarchives.com. “WRAL Archives is a …
This past week, President Joe Biden spoke to the American people from the Oval Office regarding the wars in Ukraine, Israel and Palestine. Naturally he did it in primetime in order to reach as many people as possible, and all of the major networks — …
A Palestinian reporter’s response to a Sky News anchor made the rounds on social media over the weekend and served as an important reminder: The word choices that journalists make […] The post Word choice matters, especially when covering a war appeared first on Poynter.
Last week, TVNewsCheck carried two excellent pieces on the current employment crisis in television news. Both were good follow-ups to Emily Barr’s recent case for increased pay in news departments. On Monday, Syracuse University Journalism Professor Bob Papper detailed the burnout issue that is front and …
I wish I could tell you the producer shortage in our industry is fixed and we can all move on to other pressing matters, but I cannot. While every broadcast group is trying different tactics to recruit and retain producers, over the past 18 months owning …
