Our Tip Of The Week goes once again to the solid advice of Hank Price at Newslab. Hank provides a solid list of things to do to move up rather than move along.
Getting Promoted In TV News
Posted September 11, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
Tip of the Week Archive
Getting TV News Training When The Company Won’t Pay For it
Posted September 4, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
News Veteran Hank Price offers up five things you can do to gets training, courtesy of Newslab. I’ll throw in a sixth, the INBA fall conference at the end of this month.
Reading Political Polls Like A Pro
Posted August 28, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
This Tip Of The Week is a bit of a longer read, but is a good one to both read now and save for referral. It is a substantive guide from Five Thirty Eight “How To Read 2020 Polls Like A Five Thirty Eighter. It provides some great guidelines to keep in mind when sifting through poll numbers. More
Important Items For Your Multi-Media Field Kit
Posted August 22, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
This week’s tip of the week provides some great suggestions for accessories in mobile journalism gear. It comes from the National Association of Black Journalists’ conference via the International Journalists’ Network.
Links To More Than 70 Tools For Journalists
Posted August 14, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
This wonderful set of links comes from Rana F. Sweis. This set of links covers journalism basics, jobs and all sorts of helpful sites. It is the best collection I’ve seen. Take some time to bookmark the ones that will help you!
Don’t Shoot Your Credibility Down-Tips For Journalists From A Gun Rights Site
Posted August 6, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
There are nearly a dozen tips here. Many I’ve seen from Poynter and others. This comes from a web site, The Truth About Guns. Perhaps presented from a slightly different angle, but always worth thought and consideration as we try to do a good job on a divisive issue. More
Remember The Forecast. Don’t Read It.
Posted July 31, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
It is amazing for as many times as an anchor or host gives the forecast, how few actually give it any thought. One way to be more conversational and just as informative is to commit the weather to memory at the beginning of your shift. If you know the forecast, More
How To Get FOIA Fees Waived
Posted July 18, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
Changes to Federal laws three years ago, allow reporters to get a waiver on fees under certain circumstances. This Week’s Tip of the Week explains how… thanks to an explainer from Muckrock.
Overuse Of The C-Word
Posted July 11, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
“Crisis? What Crisis?” was the name of a Supertramp album back in the 70’s. Now that I’ve shown my age, lets talk about how everything seems to be a crisis.
Perhaps it’s time to give the word a vacation or at least reduce its use.
While the uses of the word “crisis” most often fits one of the dictionary definitions of the word, More
A Ton Of Tips This Week
Posted July 3, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse
For this week’s Tip of the Week, we hook you up with summaries from the IRE 2019 Convention. Take a look at the tip sheets ranging from Reinventing TV News to doing Fast & Furious Investigations. Dig in!