Category: Newsroom Notes

In job listings you’ll read about skillsets, willingness to work, and being a team player. But one major qualification for being a local journalist is often overlooked: knowledge of the community.

One of the misnomers in the media industry is the concept of “local” media. A lot of “local” media is really regional in nature, and those outlets must operate differently as a…

I accidentally discovered one great way to research what’s really relevant in your daily reporting: Take a vacation.

Over my years working in TV newsroom, I noticed things that work and things that don’t work when businesses and organizations are trying to get coverage.

The news flows differently depending on the day of the week. Since Monday was a holiday this week, Wednesday will probably have a “Tuesday level” of events.

Local news can come from a variety of places. But if you’re only chasing the competition, there’s no reason for your news outlet to exist.

A lot has changed in my 20 years in TV news, and there’s undoubtedly more change to come. But some things can’t change if there is going to continue to be news.

Want a job in broadcast news? Wondering how it gets on the air? Here’s a summary of the basic skills needed for positions in a newsroom.

It’s a problem that has become obvious to any regular news viewer: there are fewer and fewer faces on your local TV newscasts.