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...
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...
by Beth Johnson | Oct 22, 2020 | App Articles, Management Issues, The Latest
The goal of this article is to spark conversation, much like the article “What is hard news really” did when we first published it. If you attend morning or afternoon editorial meetings chances are you know these phrases well “I am just not interested about that” ,...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 16, 2016 | App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed
The mass shooting in Orlando has been very raw to cover. Mass shootings simply are. All hands are on deck. Everyone works long hours. Everyone bands together with a passionate sense of purpose to serve the community. The things the crews see and talk about, over and...
by Beth Johnson | Apr 23, 2015 | App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed
We all know that newsrooms are politically dicey. Tensions often run high. Pressure is intense. Frankly, a lot of bully type personalities fill many newsrooms as well. So it is inevitable that you will end up with a bully boss at some point in your news career. Over...
by Beth Johnson | Oct 18, 2014 | App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed
I was thrilled when an EP recently asked me to write an article on what makes a teaching newsroom. The more I talk with news directors, EP’s and AND’s the more I realize this is not well defined in TV news. Everyone has their own take on what it means. I think the...
