TV photojournalist Anne Herbst does a lot more than shoot and edit. She writes a lot of stories, too, but unlike other solo journalists at KUSA in Denver, she doesn't voice them. "My husband says I sound like Kermit the Frog," Herbst told participants at …
You'd like to cover stories that make an impact but the boss won't support you and besides, who has the time? If that sounds familiar, it doesn't have to. Not everyone gets assigned to the investigative team (if your news organization even has one), but …
The folks at the Guardian have been doing inspired work with data for several years. Now, they've added a new data store--one stop shopping for anyone interested in making data more meaningful. In addition to the data blog that highlights the British newspaper's own analysis …
A disgraced ex-governor, a talent show host and an Oprah wannabe. Not a bad guest list for Letterman, perhaps, but as prime-time anchors on a cable news channel? This is what's become of CNN. The one-time cable news leader has had a horrible year. Over the summer, viewership …
One possible consequence of staff cuts in newsrooms is more collaboration between and among journalists. While it's always been possible for people in the same news organization to work on a story on a shared computer system, it's not so easy to include someone from …
The transition from general assignment reporter to multi-platform journalist isn't always easy, but people who've made the switch often say they'd never go back. For Josh Hinkle of KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, working as a one-man band makes it easier to be creative. "I don’t …
When a big story breaks, the challenge these days is not only to get the story right and get it fast but also to get it to every possible audience. Elections give newsrooms a rare opportunity to plan for breaking news, so it's a great …
Some people set their sights on the news business at an early age; others just stumble into it. But to stay in it and be happy for more than 30 years takes a combination of grit, talent and luck. Laurie Hertzel had all three. Her book, …
With so many newsrooms and individual journalists embracing Twitter, Facebook and the like, it's worth taking note of what other big organizations have learned about how to handle social media. I ran across these tips from Scott Roen, a vice president at American Express, in …
If you're lucky enough to get to Austin, Texas, before the end of the year, make sure to visit the Walter Cronkite exhibit at the LBJ Library. For anyone who cares about broadcast journalism, it's not just a recap of some great moments in the …
One thing you have to love about people in TV news is their ability to make fun of themselves. Now that Twitter, Facebook and lots of other social media have become fixtures in so many newsrooms, it was only a matter of time before somebody …
by Bob Witten What do employers look for when you apply for a job? Or put another way, what can you do to ensure you don't get the job? Plenty, according to news directors at a recent conference sponsored by the Texas Association of Broadcasters. Here's …
