In August, as Hurricane Idalia strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico and the storm’s Florida landfall seemed imminent, Channing Frampton wanted to be at the WTXL anchor desk. He’d worked at the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Tallahassee, Fla., for three-and-a-half years, and spent a lot …
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism has partnered with respected research firm SmithGeiger for a groundbreaking survey to find solutions to burnout in the news industry. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and is available here. An …
Dayna Drake turned 24 on the day we spoke. Friends planned a birthday dinner, but she wasn’t sure whether she’d get there. Although she was producing the 5 p.m. newscast, the nightside producer wasn’t feeling well, and if he didn’t make it in, Drake would …
A curious video starring “CBS Mornings” host Gayle King began spreading on social media last month. In it, King expressed surprise that her weight loss had sparked so many questions […] The post Journalists are often used in AI-generated misinfo, but cheaper tricks may still be …
Four years ago, CJR published a print magazine titled “How They See Us,” about the gap between how journalists are perceived by the world and how they see themselves. We published that issue in the depths of a Trump administration that made vilification of the …
Historically, the news industry’s response to the traumatized journalist has been: Suck it up. Even though reporters often suffer the same psychological fallout as other first responders, only recently has that been somewhat acknowledged. And even then, most news organizations are at a loss about what …
Editors in newsrooms across the U.S. have found themselves in conversations with reporters and photographers who do not want to participate in covering public declarations and demonstrations supporting both Israelis […] The post When journalists find demonstrators’ views personally offensive appeared first on Poynter.
NEW YORK (AP) — Within the past year, young journalists have produced investigations that led to the resignation of Stanford University’s president, the firing of Northwestern University’s football coach, and a school shooting graphic so striking that it led a veteran newsman to say, “I’ve …
Adrienne Roark, president of content development and integration, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, today told staffers of new operations including: Creating a data journalism team, bringing together the in-house meteorologists and weather teams across CBS News and Stations to drive collaboration and innovation …
The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now — a free-streaming service for local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment — is partnering with Gannett Co., allowing Local Now viewers to stream the USA Today and USA Today Sports channels. The two channels bring Local Now viewers programming that features award-winning editorial documentaries and news from trusted journalists and …
A little more than a year ago, WRAL, the Raleigh, N.C., NBC affiliate owned by the Capitol Broadcasting Co., jumped on the streaming bandwagon and launched WRAL News+, a channel available through various digital platforms. But unlike a number of other TV news groups, leaders …
Social media is flooded with out-of-context videos and images users claim are coming from Israel or Gaza. Finding the original source is key. The war between Hamas and Israel is […] The post How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza appeared first on Poynter.
