by Ross | May 11, 2024 | Training
My new book is now available at the link below. You can also get it from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Here is the link. Please leave a review. https://store.bookbaby.com/book/what-you-sawand-what-you-didnt Use the QR code to link to purchase page...
by Ross | Jul 6, 2023 | Training
In June, the coaching team of Beth Johnson and Ross Becker from Top News Talent spent a week “nose to nose” with the news team from KAAL-TV ABC 6 in Rochester, Minnesota. It’s a young team with veterans on the anchor desk. News Director Brianna...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 23, 2023 | Training
Two new studies confirm what nearly every TV news journalist has known for a while. Burnout is exceptionally high. The hope is corporate broadcasting leaders will read the study headlines and let this concept truly absorb: Newsroom structure must change. This...
by Beth Johnson | Jan 18, 2023 | Training
Journalists want more mental health support. Stations need to start to take this need more seriously. But this is a huge issue, and hard to know where to start. Some ideas:Set up one on one meetings with your staff and make them routine. Managers meet with their...
by Beth Johnson | Nov 30, 2022 | Training
The most obvious takeaway is while it can be hard to wrap your head around how, if you take the plunge and hire remotely, the level of experienced journalists you get access to is remarkable. Think of experienced journalists, who you usually never would be able...
by Ross | Sep 26, 2022 | Training
I went to visit my client, Ilya Neyman, at KCBS/KCAL as he was settling in. Ilya is the new Weather Producer for the stations. It is a new position, created to enhance the weather product in the #2 market in the nation. Ilya has been an instructor of meteorology and...