Chuck Todd, television journalist, political analyst and former moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press said when it comes to a lack of trust in journalism, both politicians and reporters must take responsibility. “I think trust in media, part of it, the politicians themselves want to have …
WKRG-TV News Director Gene Kirkconnell has more than 30 years of TV news experience and says he has reviewed more than 10,000 demo reels in his career. Kirkconnell says a demo reel is not just a video resume; it's a "trailer for the movie that …
Journalists have long grappled with the challenge of covering America's changing demographics and Jesse J. Holland has been doing his part to improve those efforts for about three decades. He worked as a Race and Ethnicity Reporter for the Associated Press (AP) for five years, …
A core role of journalism is to discover and publish information others would prefer not be brought to the light of day. From the beginning of print to today’s digital world, the people whose job it is to gather that information are unfortunately sometimes put …
OK, some of you likely already know this, but here's your two-minute read on TikTok. This free social media app allows users to create and share short videos. It launched in 2018, replacing the Musical.ly app, which pretty much did the same thing. TikTok is …
We’ve seen the multiple stories of cutbacks, furloughs, salary reductions and other drastic measures being taken by the newspaper industry. Daily newspapers are fighting for their lives in an unprecedented struggle to keep their heads above water. It is a struggle they are losing. During the …
Today’s digital newsrooms are heavily using technology that enhances journalists’ ability to do their jobs in an easier and fastest way. The latest addition in the technological queue is social media, which is widely being used among the journalists. While this technology helps the journalists, …
Every journalist needs to be on social media, especially Facebook and Twitter. It takes time to attract followers but the payoff is worth it in story ideas and an expanded audience for your work. So how do you get there? Chip Mahaney, emerging talent leader for …
Founding reporter of Mississippi Today Adam Ganucheau has been listening to well-produced national, political podcasts for years, but in 2018 he realized there wasn’t anything similar in Mississippi, so he decided to conceptualize and create his own podcast called, “The Other Side.” The weekly podcast …
As 2019 winds down we thought we would share with you the most-read stories of the year. Let's start with No. 9 and work our way backward. #9 Editorial cartoons relevant across digital media Turns out that editorial cartoons have not gone the way of the dodo. …
David Burnett is a photographer who has covered an incredible array of events found in the history books -- from the Vietnam War to the fall of the Berlin Wall and more than a handful of Olympic games. I met Burnett at the Atlanta Photojournalism …
Journalists write investigative stories to inform citizens about abuses of power. As local TV is American’s preferred news source, television investigations have the potential for great impact. Jesse Abdenour, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, examined the amount …
