How To Find And Get Journalism Internships
Internships are helpful for students who want a hands-on learning experience in a real TV or radio station. Interning with a broadcaster can help you narrow down what kind of…
Learn More
May 5, 2016 | How To's
May 5, 2016 | How To's
How To Produce Sweeps Pieces Or Stories In Series Form
In broadcast journalism, most stories are reported as they happen, and covering the new developments of a story for several days or even weeks doesn’t necessarily mean you’re producing a…
Learn More
May 4, 2016 | How To's
How To Get The Story First And Not Get Scooped
If you spend time on social media, you might have seen the story of nine-year-old reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak, who broke the story of a murder in her small town…
Learn More
April 22, 2016 | How To's
How To Make A Great Audition Video
Most broadcast journalism students who want to pursue an on-air career make an audition video in their senior year, prior to applying for jobs in the industry. (These are sometimes…
Learn More
April 1, 2016 | How To's
How To Read The News Like A Professional News Anchor
Reading the news off a teleprompter may sound easy, but it’s actually more complicated than it seems. Anchors and reporters have to develop a reading style that seems natural, but…
Learn More
April 1, 2016 | Broadcast Journalism
Dealing With Viewer Criticism In The Social Media Age
Working in broadcast journalism can be an engaging and exciting job, but every job has its drawbacks. In the news business, there’s always a steady stream of criticism from viewers,…
Learn More
March 21, 2016 | Broadcast Journalism
Avoiding Awkward On-Air Situations For Journalists
Recently, on a local news program, the show’s anchors congratulated their meteorologist, who wasn’t there because she’d had a baby that morning, and had sent them a picture of the…
Learn More
March 21, 2016 | How To's
How To Stack A News Show
What is Stacking a Show? “Stacking a show” is a phrase broadcasters use to describe putting the segments of a newscast together. Usually the job of a producer, stacking the…
Learn More
March 18, 2016 | Broadcast Journalism
“Opening Up Libel Laws” – Can the President Do That?
Last week presidential candidate Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Texas that, if elected, he wants to “open up libel laws” to make suing media organizations easier. A…
Learn More