by Beth Johnson | Aug 13, 2012 | App Articles, Honing Skills, Survival Kit
Clearly from the title, this article is aimed at assignment editors. But all journalists will do better at their job, if assignment editors focus more on writing. Yes, writing. They set the standard in most TV news rooms for source building and digging up...
by Beth Johnson | May 7, 2012 | App Articles, Getting Along With Peers, Political Hotbed
Take a moment and think about the most colorful characters in the newsroom. For me there are two groups, photographers and assignment editors. We’ve decoded some photographer behaviors in “You exist to hold my tripod.” Bottom line, photojournalists are incredible...
by Beth Johnson | Sep 21, 2011 | App Articles, Political Hotbed, Reporting, Smart Alliances
Reporters often feel left on their own. There is some truth to that feeling since you are out and about, and your bosses are not there to really watch you work. Assumptions are made about what you do and don’t do by managers and producers. Often you are not given...
by Beth Johnson | Sep 20, 2011 | App Articles, Political Hotbed, Producing, Smart Alliances
Line producers are often in a very uncomfortable spot in newsrooms. You are in charge of a newscast, yet you are not a manager with any teeth. Competition between producers generally is pretty intense so you cannot really confide in another producer at your...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 8, 2011 | Anchoring, App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed, Producing, Reporting, Videography
Many TV stations, like many football programs are constantly changing the “coach.” If the ratings don’t go up quickly the news director is gone. That means a new chance to be fired, since the new boss will want to make an impact right away. First impressions truly...
