by Beth Johnson | Sep 12, 2012 | App Articles, Management Issues, Political Hotbed
The future of TV news, and therefore our own salaries, is something we all wonder about. Many journalists took paycuts in the last few years just to keep our jobs. Veteran journalists are being pushed out, because they now cost too much. Others are considering...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 18, 2012 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop
I get a lot of tweets about what it takes to get into larger markets. That’s always the goal right? The bigger you go, the better the money and the easier the job because you will have experienced co-workers around you. You have to aim high. Or do you? When I...
by Beth Johnson | May 21, 2012 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop
I’m guessing the title of this article got a few sarcastic chuckles. If you have had at least one job in TV news, it has probably has happened to you. First you move and give up everything familiar. Then you get to the station and boom! “Oh you thought we hired...
by Beth Johnson | Jan 12, 2012 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop
When we outlined how to tell when a station is a great place to work, we got a few messages asking, “How do you tell when a place is really bad?“ Fellow journalists, this is a tricky one! We may all be great at digging up dirt, but in many cases the leaders of the...
by Beth Johnson | Nov 29, 2011 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Management Issues, Picking A Shop
News Directors get all the attention traditionally when it comes to job interviews and station identity. They set the agenda for the station and have the most connections to help you in the future right? Not always. Over the years I have learned that getting along...
