Radio Blog: A News Commitment is a Community Commitment

By Mark Willis, Region 6 Coordinator

Have you ever written or said something to someone that really struck a nerve? That happened to me when I commented in a recent radio blog about the relevancy o More...

Student Blog: Covering the Emmys Before Classes Start

By Brandon Penny, Emerson College

As many college students return to school and get back into the daily grind of classes and homework – I’m lucky to be able to hold off on that madness and ent More...

From Newsroom to Classroom: Fall Semester Begins

By Dr. Lydia Reeves Timmins, University of Delaware

Out of nowhere, summer is ending and the first day on the new job is fast approaching. I have to meet with the HR department to work out benefit More...

FCC Annual Regulatory Fees Due August 31

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set the deadline for the payment of FY 2010 annual regulatory fees.  In order to avoid a 25% late payment penalty, regulatory fees must be r More...

Partnering for Better Journalism

By Steve Safran Editor, Lost Remote

This week's episode of PBS's "Frontline" was striking for two reasons. First, because of the outstanding reporting that went into its heartbreaking story More...

Using QR Codes to Your Advantage

By Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog

QR codes are everywhere lately, on New York City garbage trucks, at music festivals and even in print advertisements. QR or Quick Response codes are scanable bar codes More...

RTDNA President Emeritus Barbara Cochran Joins Missouri School of Journalism Faculty

RTDNA President Emeritus Barbara Cochran will join the Missouri School

of Journalism faculty in its Washington D.C. bureau as the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting the school announ More...

Rookie Reporter Blog: New City, New Sources

By Marissa Pendergrass, cbs4qc

Moving to a new community is exciting and invigorating as a rookie reporter.  You meet so many new people and begin usually start out in an unfamiliar area.&nb More...

Money Matters - How to: Paint a Bigger Picture

Covering the economy can often involve a search for meaning in a

swamp of data. It's not enough to share the numbers. Stories have to be "relatable and interesting," says NPR's Tamara Keit More...

RTDNA/Hofstra Survey: TV & Radio News Salaries Stabilize in 2009

The good news in broadcast news salaries in 2009 is that there isn't bad

news, according to the latest RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey.  Local television news salaries rose a modest 2.5 More...

Radio Blog: Who Listens to Radio Anymore?

By Mark Willis, Region 6 Coordinator

Does your news organization have a mission statement? A purpose? R-T-D-N-A does. You're familiar with the name. The Radio Television Digital News Association. F More...

Intern Advice: Not Your Typical Internship

By Brandon Penny, Emerson College

It’s funny how an internship will change your priorities, your perspective and force you to make grown-up decisions. Last week, my family, along with a family th More...

CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow Dies at 62

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How You Can Beat Patch

By Steve Safran, Editor, Lost Remote

Patch is moving in, and it's time to pay attention. AOL's local (some would say hyperlocal) effort hit its 100th town this week, and the company announced it's More...