by Beth Johnson | Mar 29, 2012 | App Articles, Honing Skills, Reporting, Survival Kit
It can make or break a story if it isn’t done correctly. It can also capture the essence of what you’re trying to convey and draw your audience in like the earth’s gravitational pull. Interviews are the foundation of good reporting. They are the best way of...
by Beth Johnson | Oct 19, 2011 | App Articles, Political Hotbed, Reporting, Smart Alliances
Reporters often feel like they are thrown to the wolves and no one has their back. ND’s are intimidating. Managing editors always seem to side with the assignment desk. AND’s are confusing because they are the messengers for the ND and GM’s various desires. And...
by Beth Johnson | Oct 5, 2011 | App Articles, Political Hotbed, Producing, Reporting, Smart Alliances
We are telling you about some smart alliances in newsrooms to help you get your job done better. One of the biggest problems in newsrooms is a real lack of understanding of what other people’s jobs entail. A big disconnect can come between reporters and producers. ...
by Beth Johnson | Sep 27, 2011 | Anchoring, Getting Along With Peers, Political Hotbed, Producing
It was early on a Saturday morning. But weekday anchors up and down the East Coast were in their respective newsrooms waiting on a big story to arrive named Hurricane Irene. As I waited for my on-air shift to begin, I was multitasking as usual: reading over the...
by Beth Johnson | Jul 26, 2011 | App Articles, Honing Skills, Producing, Survival Kit, Writing Help
It’s is one of the hardest things to pull off as a producer: Making it to air, clean and polished, despite managers constantly changing your rundown and getting slammed with breaking news. One time I had a news director reworking my rundown so much, I ended up having...
