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Who was Fred Friendly?
“The greatest innovator and producer in the history of television journalism.” That’s how Ralph Engelman of Long Island University sums up the late CBS News great Fred Friendly, even… more →
Advancing the Story
TV news producing tips
Deborah Potter wrote 6 months ago: What does it take to be a successful newscast producer? More than you might think. There’s a l … more →
Is future of news hyperlocal?
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: The folks behind voiceofsandiego.org, an online news source run as a nonprofit, firmly believe that … more →
Doing more with less
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Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: Almost every broadcast newsroom in the country is facing the same challenge. How can they continue t … more →
Newscast repetition higher than thought?
dhwenger wrote 7 months ago: The Kovsky Miller Media Research firm just released data on the amount of story and topic repetition … more →
More TV news jobs or just more TV news?
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dhwenger wrote 7 months ago: Bloomberg is reporting on what could be a significant trend for local TV stations – they … more →
Paying for news stories - is it ever ethical?
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dhwenger wrote 8 months ago: There’s no doubt about it; the journalism industry has to reinvent itself to remain viable in … more →
A rundown on steroids
Deborah Potter wrote 9 months ago: TV news producers take pride in crafting their rundowns, putting stories in just the right order so … more →
TV live shot options
Deborah Potter wrote 11 months ago: New technology and the pressing need to cut costs have led some local TV stations to try new options … more →
Going live gets easier
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dhwenger wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a piece of information that could fall into the good news/bad news category. On the on … more →
What CNN has learned from iReport
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: In the two years since CNN launched iReport, its user-generated content initiative has contributed t … more →
More ratings info
dhwenger wrote 1 year ago: Sometime this summer, Nielsen will begin providing information about who is watching what when they … more →
More than one hat
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Want to be a TV news producer or reporter? Be prepared to wear multiple hats. Mary Ellen Hardies, wh … more →
Team building for producers
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: TV newscast producers may not think of themselves as leaders or managers, but the good ones are both … more →
Ratings data more sophisticated...and scary?
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dhwenger wrote 1 year ago: It’s a reality that some TV newsrooms live and die by the numbers. Now, according to the Wall … more →
Tapeless in Savannah
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Deborah Potter wrote 2 years ago: While TV news hasn’t had “Film at 11″ for decades, many stations still “go t … more →
Behind the scenes on Live at 5
Deborah Potter wrote 2 years ago: What goes on off camera during a local newscast can be perfectly hilarious. Unfortunately, most stat … more →
The new "News at Seven"
dhwenger wrote 2 years ago: In our textbook, “Advancing the Story: Broadcast Journalism in a Multimedia World,” we d … more →
Webcast producing
dhwenger wrote 2 years ago: Anyone who produces Webcasts or streams newscasts online might want to take a look at what ABC News … more →
Becoming a "director's producer"
dhwenger wrote 2 years ago: The best television news producers will tell you that they always try to build an excellent relation … more →
