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New Rules of the Newsroom Workflow
Posted In: Education Resources, Leadership,
Date posted Jun 30

By Steven Ackermann Last year we were talking about physical distancing, masks in (and out) of our newsrooms and deep cleaning. We were starting to...

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Hiring an Animator for Your Local TV Newsroom
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Jun 23

By Mike Beaudet, Anna Campbell, and John Wihbey Benefits, Costs and the Future of Storytelling Two years of research has convinced us to double...

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Local News Diversity Reaches Records, But Representation Gap Shrinks Slowly
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Jun 23

Download the Full Report TV People of Color in Local TV News For the fifth year in a row, representation of people of color in local TV news...

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The Case for Changing the Way You Tell Stories
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Jun 16

By Mike Beaudet, Anna Campbell, and John Wihbey Unpacking Data in the Reinventing Local News Project So much local news coverage is tied to the...

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The Newsroom Animator Experiment
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Jun 9

By Mike Beaudet, Anna Campbell, and John Wihbey Introduction The experiment with animation began with a simple design: start with quality...

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Reinventing Local News: An Experiment with Animation
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Jun 8

Learn how you can up your storytelling game by using animation in your news stories and see the research that proves it can help grow your audience....

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The Case for Video Innovation and Animation
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Jun 2

By Mike Beaudet, Anna Campbell, and John Wihbey To kick off the RLTVN project’s second phase, we created two new roles at our partner test...

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Local News Innovation Focuses on Streaming, Social & Coping with COVID
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted May 26

What did local news departments do in 2020 that was new or different? In the words of one radio newsroom manager: “survived a pandemic and...

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One Year Later: George Floyd’s Impact on Press Freedom
Posted In: Advocacy, Education Resources,
Date posted May 25

By Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director On May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day – the name George Floyd was like millions of others in the...

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Local TV News Employment Confounds Expectations in 2020
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted May 19

Contrary to all expectations, local TV news ended 2020 with record high employment – until cuts in March 2021 erased those gains. Local TV...

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TV Salaries Edge Up, Radio Salaries Dip
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted May 18

TV After falling in 2019 for the first time in seven years, local TV news salaries made gains in 2020. Despite pandemic-related pay cuts, local...

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More Stations Produced More Local News Than Ever During 2020
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted May 12

Download the Full Report TV Despite facing revenue shortfalls, budget cuts and unprecedented operational challenges, local TV stations aired...

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