What does referencing video really mean?

by Beth Johnson | Apr 11, 2024 | App Articles, Survival Kit, The Latest, Writing Help

If I had a dollar for every shot of generic video in a story, I would be rich, on the beach living the high life! It’s so common, it’s almost become accepted in the industry. And that’s a big mistake because generic video does nothing to help viewers trust that you...

Let’s hear it from the source. Weigh in on burnout!

by Beth Johnson | Oct 16, 2023 | App Articles, The Latest

Survive was asked to help spread the word on this survey. The fear of increasing burnout among journalists was a huge motivator to start this website. Unfortunately the problem keeps getting worse. Helping with training gaps is not enough to solve it. Please share...

Hey Producers. It’s Time.

by Beth Johnson | Jun 17, 2022 | App Articles, Management Issues, Producing, The Latest, Writing Help

The TV news industry is in flux. Crisis point: finding and retaining producers. Consider this: Your job will remain if reporters are phased out in the digital age. There is always a need for content finders and editorial context. Producers must be the best truth...

Hitting A Nerve. Time To Notice the Workhorses.

by Beth Johnson | May 24, 2022 | App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed, The Latest

I don’t usually show statistics. But this number below, the impressions really set me aback a bit. I chewed on what it could mean for a bit. I know that there are a lot of journalists that lay low and do their jobs no matter how short-staffed and no matter the...

Time To Stand Up For EPs

by Beth Johnson | Mar 31, 2022 | App Articles, Know Your Newsroom, Producing, The Latest

I put this post up on LinkedIn and want to make sure it is here on the website as well. When I started this website 10 years ago the goal was to help with training. I still want to focus on that primarily but over the last several months I have felt called to also...

Why Can’t Journalists Want To Make Good Money? Let’s Take A Closer Look At The Expectations Broadcasting Groups Need To Let Go Of To Survive As An Industry.

by Beth Johnson | Oct 28, 2021 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop, The Latest

For months, articles have been posted on LinkedIn and publications that report on media, about the growing decline of applicants for TV news jobs.  I have written quite a few myself and touched on something important that needs to be said in more blunt terms, so...