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…
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May 5, 2016 | How To's
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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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February 19, 2016 | How To's
The Ultimate List Of Broadcast Journalism Terms
The amount of technical jargon in the world of journalism—often even for very simple concepts—is notorious, and even if you’ve spent a few years at broadcast journalism school there will…
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