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Recently, two stations in Boston were accused of not properly attributing a story by a competitor when writing off the AP wire. The AP copy attributed the story to a specific TV station. Two competitors did not mention that station in the story, but extensively used the wording the AP wire quoted in it’s attribution. … Continue reading “Attribution In The Digital Age”
By now you’ve probably heard about the big story this week. It was an embarrassing gaffe during a live shot about the Michigan and Michigan State football game. It was a game decided on the final play. The on-scene reporter went TV and said the wrong team won. The anchor then had to correct the … Continue reading “Can’t See It? Then Tweet It!”
Let’s face it, journalists are airing and/or publishing more mistakes than they used to. So it is a good time to reiterate some tried and true guidelines to determine when information is safe to tell the world. Breaking News Guidelines Two sources minimum have confirmed the information You know the names or groups confirming the … Continue reading “When to add “breaking” information into a newscast.”
When I would tire of a station or the raise offered was below that of inflation, I always knew it would take about 3 weeks to move on. That was it. Ten or so resume reels, and three weeks. But now, when I coach TV journalists on job searches, I have to tell them there … Continue reading “Hot And Cold: Why Are Job Interviews Taking So Long?”
