Journalists entering or leaving the United States are subject to the same rules as anyone else. Their electronic devices may be searched and the contents copied by the U.S. government even if they're not suspected of wrongdoing. The policy has been in effect for more …
CNN has iReport. Reuters has You Witness News. Now, smaller news organizations can get into the game of soliciting online video from their communities--for free.
All the advice in the world won't do you much good without practical ways of putting it to use. You've been told to sound conversational on the air and you know you have to take care of your voice. But how? Voice coach Ann Utterback has …
by Gregg Palermo The message was clear: In this age of technological change and 24-hour news cycles, journalists have a relevant role to play in our society. We’ve heard that message a lot lately, especially in the face of tough economic times that have impacted every …
Everybody's looking for the magic formula. What, pray tell, is the business model that will keep independent journalism alive? A new report to be unveiled tomorrow at a Yale University conference has some suggestions, along with a fair amount of scary data about the current …
When all heck is breaking loose, how do photojournalists know what to shoot and for how long? WBFF's Darren Durlach, the 2009 NPPA TV photographer of the year, has his own way of staying focused on a spot news assignment...
Tired of aggregators "stealing our content," News Corp's Rupert Murdoch is threatening to make his sites invisible to Google and other search engines. "They shouldn't have had [our content] free all the time and I think we've been asleep," Murdoch told Sky News, in a …
Election nights are often a time for experimentation with new technology. Sometimes, it adds a new dimension to the coverage, like the slick interactive maps that can show results in real time. Sometimes, it's just bells and whistles for no apparent reason, like the "hologram" …
If your narration sounds flat and your stand-ups lack spark, maybe you need a little extra energy before recording your track or going on camera. KSTP reporter-photographer John Gross, who also shoots for NFL films, shared a routine at a recent NPPA workshop that he promises …
Paywalls are back but will they backfire? That's one of the biggest questions surrounding the move by some big media companies toward paid content online. Last week, Cablevision-owned Newsday made its full content accessible only to subscribers. Bloomberg News is considering charging up to $1,000 a …
While there's still some disagreement about what kind of video works best online, especially in terms of length, there's no debate about the value of raw. But not just any raw video will do. It has to be compelling and visceral, says Andrew Fitzgerald of Current …
Remember when getting an interview with an elected official wasn't so darned hard? When government employees were actually willing to sit down with reporters to discuss the people's business? These days, says KOMU-TV news director Stacey Woelfel, the flacks have taken over and, what's worse, no …
