News organizations understand that, in today's digital area, having a social media presence is key to remaining competitive. Local television stations, therefore, utilize platforms like Facebook -- which is used by more than half of American adults (52%) -- to share their content and trigger …
Seven broadcasters and a radio manager gathered on April 21 at the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. Amanda Fontaine, executive director of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters asked them several questions about the current state of the industry, as …
It can be very stressful as a future college graduate to apply for a first job in the TV industry. News directors from TV stations all over the South give advice on how to make a good candidate. The news directors present in the panel were James …
Though television remains the predominant supplier of local news in the US, online media has become a great competitor. According to a study of the TV news industry, to understand news media trend lines clearly, there are two key things to consider: One is news …
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 …
It's not just sports fans who are hungrily looking for news that indicates the NBA, MLB and dare we dream it, the NFL will be coming back to arenas and stadiums relatively soon. Sports reporters and wannabe sports reporters on the job hunt are watching …
Since “flattening the curve” first changed America in mid-March, television stations have done a remarkable job of covering the biggest story so far of the 21st Century. They have done this while overcoming logistic and equipment nightmares that would have shut down a less competitive …
News anchors are facing a different set of challenges as COVID-19 continues to alter their daily routines. While so much is changing around them, WTVA-Tupelo's morning anchors Morgan Burger and Daniella Oropeza agree that the best thing they can do is to foster a sense …
With the Olympics postponed, Wimbledon canceled and no local and regional tournaments to cover, sports reporters are shifting their focus. Though there may not be events to report, there are still stories to be told. “If you are able to tell stories, you should still be …
For WTVA meteorologist Matt Laubhan doing his live weathercast from his house for the first time wasn't easy. "Last night was my first live shot I ran all by myself. If it could break it broke. I couldn’t get in on the VPN, I couldn’t get …
Since publishing this story and posting it to the Stortytellers page on Facebook on March 19, at least 25 stations have indicated they have also begun having producers work from home and more are in the planning stages. We'll soon be posting a "how-to" for …
Local TV news stations have long been distributing video on their own websites, and those sites have become a significant source of revenue for them, as well as an important part of many stations’ overall digital strategies. In their “Future of Local TV News” study, researchers …
