It's not news that local television newsrooms are doing more with less. But the latest RTDNA/Hofstra survey shows that even as the economy struggled last year and TV newsrooms laid off more staff, stations produced more news on the air and on other platforms and …
By now, it's not news to anyone that the network news divisions are fighting for survival. Ratings are stagnant or declining, advertising is down, the effects of the recession linger. So last month, CBS let go or reassigned dozens of veteran journalists. This month, ABC …
What would you tell a group of freshly-minted journalism and mass comm graduates about the future that awaits them? I asked that question on several social networks to prepare for a commencement speech last weekend at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Your real …
Being shunted off to weekends has never been a coveted career move for a main anchor at a local television station. For Charles Perez, it was the last straw. When Miami's ABC affiliate changed his schedule this summer, he claimed discrimination on the basis of …
As more and more journalism professionals find themselves working both in front of and behind the camera, many are looking for suggestions on how to do it all well. Marc Schollett of TV7-4 in Traverse City, Michigan could be the poster child for this dilemma. …
USA Today puts together some amazing online interactives with a surprisingly small staff. Just five people are typically involved in putting together major projects, says Chet Czarniak, managing editor of USAToday.com--a designer, programmer, producer, IT person and database editor. The results are often impressive, like this …
A reporter in her early 20s starts losing her hair. Another loses weight and has symptoms of depression. Everyone knows journalism is a tough business, but that doesn't make it any easier to cope with the stress of feeling overworked and unsatisfied in your chosen …
Boomer bosses, take note. It may be time to change the way you look at your younger employees. So says Mary Rogus, a veteran TV news producer who now teaches at Ohio University. Yes, the Gen Y-Millennials are different from their older colleagues. They care much …
Technology has made lots of jobs obsolete over the years. Remember telephone operators? Back in the day, TV photojournalists routinely went out on stories with a sound person and even a lighting tech. The days of the three-person crew are long over. Now, some …
Optimism doesn’t exactly rule in newsrooms today, but the AP’s Micah Gelman is bucking the trend. He’s recently been named executive producer for domestic video, a job that didn’t exist when he got into the business a decade ago as a local TV news producer. Gelman …
Has there ever been a worse time to be looking for work in the news business? I can't think of one, and I've lived through other …
B-Roll.Net Lists jobs for photojournalists. Broadcast Executive Directors career page Listings from the Broadcast Executive Directors Assn. Corporation for Public Broadcasting Listing of jobs in public television and radio. Indeed (Television News) Free, searchable site; info can be sorted by salary range, company, job title and location. Indiana …
