by Beth Johnson | Feb 25, 2016 | Anchoring, Reporting, The Latest
1. CAN YOU FIND EXCLUSIVE STORIES? No really…can you find the story that makes politicians and PIO’s lose sleep?? Better yet, can you do this even with news of the day? Do you have fast attack investigative skills? You better! Everyone can get PIO info and sound. You...
by Beth Johnson | Jul 26, 2015 | Anchoring, Know Your Newsroom, Producing
Recently there was a bunch of talk on Twitter about why anchors sometimes feel the need to make producing calls from the desk during a newscast. Producers talked about ways they try and prevent this from happening by being proactive before the show. Others discussed...
by Beth Johnson | Mar 12, 2015 | Anchoring, App Articles, Political Hotbed, Smart Alliances
A common issue I coach producers on is how to handle it when an anchor decides to “call out” mistakes in front of the staff. Too often, producers have to sit and listen to anchors going off on the set about something that did not work. The comments are often not...
by Beth Johnson | Jul 9, 2014 | Anchoring, App Articles, Know Your Newsroom, Producing
Here’s an age old debate. Should anchors help write newscasts? Some say yes. Many say no. The answer to this question is not as simple as it seems. It all depends on the resources used to build newscasts and the makeup of the newsroom itself. Let me explain. If you...
by Beth Johnson | Nov 20, 2013 | Anchoring, App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed, Producing
TV news is full of expressions that can be confusing or thrown around lightly. The term “taking ownership of your newscast” is not a term to be taken lightly but can be confusing to producers and anchors. So let’s delve in to what this term means to management and...
by Beth Johnson | Feb 6, 2013 | Anchoring, App Articles, Getting Along With Peers, Political Hotbed
When a producer sent me an email about this issue, I had to shake my head a little. Been there a couple of times. I could just see the anchor that used to count the number of stories lecturing me again. I also could see the anchor that used to count how much time...
