When the first season of “Black Mirror” came to Netflix, I filed it away as interesting and edgy. Then I started to see numerous articles written about the show, including one in The New Yorker – which called it “A ‘Twilight Zone’ for the Digital Age.” …
While the size of their newspapers differs, two publishers in Mississippi agree: the post-pandemic newsroom will focus more online, less on print. “From my perspective – that of a small-town newspaper editor – I have seen a greater emphasis on developing, maintaining and building a stronger …
As an investigative reporter, Brendan Keefe of WXIA-TV in Atlanta is accustomed to people assuming he works with more than one photographer when shooting his trademark long-form interviews. When his stories air, viewers see him asking questions on camera and interviewees responding from several different …
The use of mobile technology and the internet by older people was the subject of research by Fernandez-Ardevol, Sawchuk and Grenier (2017). They conducted a research among a group of peoples in their 80s and 90s living in a retirement home in Canada in 2012. They …
Imagine a program that tests your news for accuracy before you see it. That’s what Robert Hendrickson hopes he can do with NewsCheck. The New York native has spent most of his adult life in the technology world, most recently with owning and operating The William …
with Deb Halpern Wenger Drones have already proved their worth in national and international news coverage, adding fresh perspective to reports on natural disasters and environmental issues. Now, drones are being used more widely by local news organizations, and DJI's Jon Resnick says it's a no-brainer to get …
If it seems to you like podcasting is making a comeback, hold it right there. It never went away, according to Michael O’Connell, host of the It’s All Journalism podcast and author of the forthcoming book Turn up the Volume: A Down and Dirty Guide …
Running a newsroom is both a sprint and a marathon. You have to move fast as things change, sometimes minute to minute, while also planning for the long term. How do you manage? Some of the most popular tools in newsrooms are free and open source, …
I'm a reporter. What do I care about SEO? The answer should be "plenty," if you care whether anyone sees that story you worked so hard on once it's posted online. Here's why: The digital audience is made up of seekers and scanners. People seeking information about …
Every news organization wants its stories shared as widely as possible. Managers encourage reporters to share their work using their own social media profiles, while the social media desk (if there is one) posts to the newsroom's main Twitter feed, Facebook page, and other outlets. …
Looking back at the year gone by always gives me some insight into what's most important to you, NewsLab's readers, and you never let me down. You care deeply about doing good work and about the future of the news business. No surprise, then, that …
You knew it had to happen, right? A local TV news station has gone "100% iPhone." The station in question is based in Switzerland. Over the summer, Léman Bleu outfitted each of its reporters with an iPhone 6 kit to shoot their stories and to use for live shots. News …
