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 | Aug 30, 2011 | App Articles, Honing Skills, Management Issues, Political Hotbed
We promise this situation will happen to you. It happened to us at several stations, in small to large markets. General Manager walks into an editorial meeting and says “So what are we doing to cover such and such, ( fill-in the blank, new road widening project, ...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 28, 2011 | App Articles, Getting Along With Peers, Political Hotbed, Producing
Before you read this article, humor me and ball up a sheet of paper. Throw it into the air and try and catch it with only one hand. Then switch hands. Then use both hands. Bottom line, you will catch the waded up paper ball more easily, and often, with both...
by Beth Johnson | Feb 22, 2011 | App Articles, Management Issues, Meteorologist, Political Hotbed
Personality conflicts are a constant in newsrooms. There are no shrinking violets and bluntness reaches new levels. That said, there are times when it is obvious you aren’t just having a heated, “in the moment”, run in with a boss. Sometimes that boss is singling...
