How do you make a complex issue like health care or the financial meltdown comprehensible? Graphics can help, and they don't have to be elaborate. ABC News Reporter John Hendren used cartoon drawings to explain how "toxic assets" at banks are like rotten apples at a …
Producers are the original multi-taskers in the newsroom. There's so much going on in a typical producer's day, so many tasks and …
By Holly Edgell, Executive Producer, KOMU-TV and Assistant Professor, The Missouri School of Journalism While producers don’t have the official title of manager, they must develop leadership strategies to manage resources and empower their peers to do their best work. I have found that the best way …
Have you watched a network evening news program lately? Americans who would answer "no" to that question far outnumber …
By Sam Bradley and Deborah Potter It’s the TV producer’s holy grail—a newscast that keeps viewers tuned in and provides news they can understand and remember. Many producers believe that pacing is the key to a successful newscast. But what does pacing really mean, how can …
Listen to viewers and they’ll tell you flat out: Local television news is boring. One in five of the people we surveyed about local TV news said that’s a major reason they don’t watch. As one viewer put it, “It’s a rehash of the same …
