The job hunt is already underway for soon-to-be December grads from journalism schools, so now’s the time to beef up those resume materials. Sean Callahan, senior manager for content marketing at LinkedIn, says there are a few things you can do to make your profile stand out from the rest. Add a professional photo. Callahan …
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Read More →You don’t have to be an investigative reporter to find yourself asking tough questions, but you can likely learn something from the way WFTV investigative reporter Christopher Heath does his job. Heath, who has been at the Orlando station since 2013, says one thing you have to be prepared for is the non-answer. “When faced …
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Read More →For many TV journalists, moving into a spot on the anchor desk is a dream come true. Today, Ginger Gadsden is living that dream at WKMG in Orlando, but she says the reality is that anchoring is also hard work. “It’s so much more than reading the news; you think you have people catering to …
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Read More →Full disclosure: I believe Boyd Huppert from KARE 11 in Minneapolis may be one of the best TV storytellers ever. So, when he says it’s time for TV folks to rethink the value of social media, we should listen. “I’ve been a reporter for 31 years, and the only audience measurement we had for most …
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Read More →Turns out you can learn a lot about creating better TV stories from a guy who focuses on audio. Adam Ragusea teaches at Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism and hosts a podcast called The Pub. He presented at the Excellence in Journalism Conference on a topic he wrote about for Current.org. — “Why You’re …
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Read More →Different social networks seem to appeal to different audience demos, so understanding how to search several of them for content and sources is critical for a journalist. For example, according to SproutSocial, 53% of Instagram’s users are aged 18-29. “Imagine a breaking news story in your community; and thinking about who uses Instagram, if there’s …
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Read More →…long and high quality is better. Research published in the Newspaper Research Journal, “Longer, Higher Quality Videos Preferred by News Viewers” had several key findings: Viewers preferred high-quality videos over low-quality videos. (Not exactly a big surprise!) While prior research indicates that people can tolerate lower-quality videos if they like the content, this study suggests viewers “would …
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