Issues
Question: A spat with an elected official has caused a roadblock in the
way your station receives important city/state government information.
How do you continue to get that news to your community? How do you
publicly handle such a quarrel?
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By Barbara Cochran
Membership pays dividends for you and your station.
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THE QUESTION: Some reporters take issue with being assigned to
stories that affiliate them with a particular culture— be it ethnic, religious,
age, gender, etc.; for instance, having a Latino cover Cinco de Mayo. How do
you assign stories to your reporters without creating pigeon-holes for them?
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By Dow Smith
In a job interview, make sure they know enough about you, and you know enough about them.
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By Scott Brodbeck
Sure, they could pick up your dry cleaning, but getting them engaged will benefit them, and you.
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By Kathleen Kirby
Creating opportunities for the public to contribute
to your website may make you liable.
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By Barbara Cochran
Tim Russert's interview format made political news interesting to those outside the Beltway.
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By Ed Esposito
We need to focus less on how things used to be and more on how we can improve the industry.
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By James Careless
Whether built for field
or the studio, these cameras and lenses offer creative solutions for your
newsroom.
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By Jason Raphael
Dealing with the unexpected.
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By Bob Papper
The Face of the Workforce
Results from the latest RTNDA/Hofstra University Annual Survey show increases in the number of women and minorities working in—and leading—TV and radio newsrooms.
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THE QUESTION:
With the growth of multimedia capabilities in the newsrooms, when
breaking news hits, do you post it on the website first, even though you have
not broadcast the story yet? How do you decide where breaking news should go
first: online or on air?
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Dow Smith
There will always be a need for good producers.
Here’s how to get one foot in the door.
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By Al Tompkins
10 Things You Must Know (Before We Give You a
Paycheck)
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Barbara Cochran
Our association is working to stay
relevant and meet your changing needs.
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By Ed Esposito
No matter what is said about profit
margins, our greatest asset will always be quality journalism.
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By James Careless
How to prepare for launching a new newscast.
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By Bob Papper
Who has news websites and how do they use them? Results
of the annual RTNDA/Hofstra University Web Survey.
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Barbara Meagher
Seven ways you can prepare for your next news
boss, and the one after that, and the one after that.
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By Bob Papper
Inflation continues to outpace many salaries in TV and radio news. But not all.
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By Deborah Potter
Any short-term bubble created by election ads
and the Olympics will burst soon. News directors planning for 2009 will need
smart leadership to stay on top.
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Communicator staff
THE QUESTION:
The presidential candidates are offering one-on-one satellite interviews
from the campaign trail in important states. The opportunity puts your anchor
doing a direct talk back interview with Clinton, Huckabee, McCain or Obama, but
the candidate pays for the satellite time. Do you accept the offer? Do you
disclose who paid for the time to your viewers? If you allow representation of
one candidate, do you allow air time for all?
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By Mervin Block
Even network scripts are filled with mistakes from
which we can learn.
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By Kathleen Kirby
The Internet is not the Wild West—so beware of copyright,
libel and other liabilities.
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By Barbara Cochran
A current
case involving a reporter from USA Today underscores the need to protect
sources.
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By Bill Roswell
The times, they are changing, but electronic journalism
has a strong foundation.
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By James Careless
Moving is
never easy, and never cheap, but Sprint Nextel and the FCC still try in vain to
find a ‘one size fits all’ solution for reallocation.
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By Stacey Woelfel
News managers find their philosophy is shifting
when it comes to the top spot in the newscast.
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By Andrea J. Rouda
Reflecting the changes in news delivery
worldwide, the second version of the Newseum emphasizes the growing importance
of broadcasting.
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By Angie Kucharski
This year's Paul White Award winner Sam
Donaldson talks about this election and his storied career covering the White
House. PLUS: This year's RTNDA@NAB, where the digital revolution took center stage.
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Communicator Staff
THE QUESTION: What restrictions (if any) do you place on
your news staff in regards to serving on the board of directors for community organizations,
being a part of government lobby groups or affiliating with organizations with
an agenda? What measures do you take to prevent conflicts of interest?
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By Bob Grip
As an anchor, Edward R. Murrow owned his script
and cared about the stories he reported.
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By Stacey Woelfel
Soon, news crews reporting near federal roadways
will need high visibility safety gear.
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By Barbara Cochran
Don’t
gamble with your digital future by missing RTNDA@NAB in
Las Vegas.
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By Bill Roswell
In order to
compete for the attention of news consumers, radio has to engage the audience.
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By James Careless
Presenting
the forecast with HD toys means producing for screens of two different aspect
ratios, but newsrooms that take the challenge have been rewarded with ratings.
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Today’s journalism students respect Murrow’s message: our own reward is in serving our audience.
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Tom Wolzien
Future business models for broadcast hinge on the changes in news consumption and our willingness to adapt to those changes.
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Mark Effron
Today you can reach your audience on many more platforms but Murrow’s standards should always be at their base.
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Al Tompkins
Advocacy journalism and the role of opinion in the newsroom.
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Gail Shister
If Murrow struggled with the news/entertainment balance in a time of The Big 3 networks, imagine how he’d feel about cable TV.
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Bob Edwards
Murrow’s words have helped shape an industry for five decades but how would he fit in with today’s broadcast reality?
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THE QUESTION: Closed-circuit video catches an armed robber holding restaurant workers captive and stealing money. Police distribute the tape to stations to help catch the suspect, but the father of a restaurant employee protests his daughter’s face being broadcast, because she� is a minor and because he fears for her safety. How do you treat the video?
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Dow Smith
Producers debate how to handle web stories when there’s a great scoop involved.
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Mark Grabowski
Five reasons you should insist that your interviews be face-to-face.
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Barbara Cochran
This year, RTNDA marks two anniversaries in the life of a broadcast pioneer who raised issues today’s journalists still face.
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Bill Roswell
RTNDA conventions have always been ahead of the digital curve.
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Find out who's who and where careers are headed in the industry with Names in the News.
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Read a sneak peek into RTNDA@NAB, find out the latest in industry news and more.
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James Careless
Deliver the news without spinning logos, heroic opening themes or intricate finales.
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By Andrea Rouda
The Cal Ripken of the newsroom loves his job, and that has helped him avoid burnout for a half century.
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Kevin Benz
The newsroom is a hotbed of activity 24/7, and that’s affecting your spark, and maybe even your health. Here’s how to spot burnout—in yourself and your employees—and find a way to love your job again.
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Tags: burnout, management, leadership, training, Kevin Benz, Beverley Potter, Ron Lombard, Mike Gautreau, Robin Smythe, Herbert Fruedenberger, Communicator, February 2008
Resources:
• How to Identify Burnout
• How to Beat Burnout
• Lead Your Newsroom Away From Burnout
• WDTN-TV’s Bob Phillips: 50 Years and Counting
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By Staff
Question: How do you feel about your reporters editorializing (on air and online) about a story they had been covering? What kind of guidance do you give your reporters to prevent opinions from surfacing?
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By Howard Price
Ten secrets account execs use that can help producers set up great interviews.
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By Stacey Woelfel
RTNDA has guidelines for evaluating what -- and how -- to use footage from your audience.
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By Barbara Cochran
Editorial decisions are not the FCC's to make, even when third-party material is involved.
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By Bill Roswell
Everybody wins when professional journalists go into the classroom and offer their perspective.
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By James Careless
Simplify the process of getting footage to air.
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By Stacey Woelfel
We can learn a lot from the stories that tested us this past year, and apply those lessons to whatever may come our way in 2008.
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Candidate spend millions drawing attention to the issues. You don't have to spend millions to cover them.
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The Question:
Do you as a news director think you should get to control what your news staffers blog about? Do they have to get your OK to have a blog?
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By Anne Kramer
You have the right to access certain public information. Here’s how to make the requests.
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By Al Tompkins
Manage the journalist/source relationship.
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By Barbara Cochran
From the coalition that brings you Sunshine Week each March, new efforts to make open government a campaign issue.
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Bill Roswell
We need informed broadcast journalists, not a law, to help the public transition.
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By James Careless
That is the question: In what ways are newsrooms using HD ENG, and with what products? Read More
By Barbara Meagher
Tips for navigating the broadcast news hiring process.
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