by Beth Johnson | Dec 7, 2021 | Survival Kit, The Latest
Mental health is a growing concern among TV news journalists. Old time journalists often were told to grit it out, suck it up, understand the stress and anxiety of the daily deadline pressures and, frankly, awful crime stories are part of the job. Surviving as a...
by Beth Johnson | Oct 19, 2018 | App Articles, Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop
Recently FTVLive reported that someone posing as a recruiter for a network and someone who actually is a recruiter are making uncomfortable statements and asking lewd questions to women being interviewed. Let’s talk about how to handle these situations, specifically...
by Beth Johnson | Jul 23, 2014 | Job Interviewing, Picking A Shop, Reporting
Two seconds. That’s my personal news director record for the least amount of time viewing a reporter applicant’s demo reel. “That’s not fair,” you say! Well, trust me, the guy had NO business applying for any TV job, let alone a reporting spot in a top 15 market. Then...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 12, 2014 | Honing Skills, Reporting, Survival Kit
Recently a reporter emailed “Survive” for advice on how to learn to ad lib while in the field. The main concern, how to get around technical problems. So I asked a veteran reporter for advice. Here goes… History is filled with quotes about the...
by Beth Johnson | Mar 26, 2014 | App Articles, Know Your Newsroom, Reporting
Roman poet Phaedrus once said: “Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.” So why am I quoting a man who was born in 15 BC in an article about 21st century TV news? Because the central idea of the quote often plays a part in what we are...
