by Beth Johnson | Dec 14, 2020 | App Articles, The Latest, Writing Help
I recently posted a question on Twitter, “ Should ‘breaking news’ go on the cliche list at this point?” The amount of views on that post was tremendous. So let’s delve in a bit more shall we? I get asked how and when to use the term breaking news a lot. For good...
by Beth Johnson | Nov 7, 2017 | App Articles, Honing Skills, Survival Kit, Writing Help
Unfortunately covering mass shootings keeps happening. I might even argue that journalism schools should seriously consider offering courses or at least workshops on the ethical challenges of covering these types of events. Journalists need guidelines. The coverage of...
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 | Oct 21, 2015 | Know Your Newsroom, Reporting, Social Awareness
By now you’ve probably heard about the big story this week. It was an embarrassing gaffe during a live shot about the Michigan and Michigan State football game. It was a game decided on the final play. The on-scene reporter went TV and said the wrong team won. The...
by Beth Johnson | Jul 20, 2012 | Anchoring, App Articles, Honing Skills, Producing, Reporting, Survival Kit
No doubt, the shootings at the Colorado movie theater, is the kind of story that haunts us journalists. I can tell you, no matter how much you cover stories like these, the emotion you feel remains the same: Raw. It is impossible not to feel an intense...
