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Category: Reinventing Local TV News

Quarant-TV: How Traditional Outlets Can Win in an Age of Uncertainty

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated many industries. But according to recent statistics, TV news isn’t one of them. In fact, this challenging circumstance may be just the wakeup call stations […]

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Anna Campbell and Danae Bucci Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

Animating the pandemic: TV storytelling techniques in the time of Covid

The global Covid-19 pandemic has forced every industry to evolve as a new normal sets in. This is no different for local television news. Having to work from home, tell […]

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Danae Bucci Reinventing Local TV News

Introducing the Experimental Storytellers

Hello again from Northeastern University’s Reinventing Local TV News Project. It’s been a busy year since we released our research report, which identified new ways television newsrooms can work to grow their audience […]

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Interviews, Reinventing Local TV News

Come join us as funded master’s degree Video Innovation Scholars!

For prospective graduate students interested in video innovation — new techniques and approaches, as well as VR and AR — the School of Journalism is offering special Video Innovation Scholarships […]

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Reinventing Local TV News

Covering gun violence and national politics: Talking topic and tone with Channel 9 Denver’s Marshall Zelinger

There has been a lot of discussion in the journalism community over how we can use engaging graphics and techniques to grow our audience. One thing we can’t leave out, […]

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Cole Albert Reinventing Local TV News

Northeastern teams up with two leading local TV news organizations and Stanton Foundation for video news research project

BOSTON, MA – Monday, July 1, 2019 – Media researchers at Northeastern University School of Journalism in Boston, Mass., will partner with two leading local news stations, WLS-TV/Chicago and WCVB-TV/Boston, […]

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Reinventing Local TV News, Research

Anchoring the 2020 Electorate: The Need for Quality Local TV News Storytelling

Originally published at RTDNA. Local TV news could help inform and enlighten the electorate in 2020 — and maybe even decide the election. We’re not kidding. We all know local […]

May 23, 2019May 28, 2019 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Reinventing Local TV News

Breaking news!: We are unveiling findings from our national study on reinventing local TV News

After nearly two years of work, we are today unveiling the results of our national study of news consumers and our experiments in remixing local TV news segments.  The results are fascinating, and […]

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Reinventing Local TV News

Remixing hard news in local TV: A possible recipe for growth

Hello again from Northeastern University’s Reinventing Local TV News Project. Our research is in the home stretch. We just received our data after surveying 600 viewers in six television markets […]

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Reinventing Local TV News, Research

Local TV news’ challenge of attracting the next generation of viewers

Bill Fine remembers driving past a billboard in Baltimore about 20 years ago that resonated with him. On it, one of the local television news stations in the market had […]

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Patrick Strohecker Reinventing Local TV News, Research

How one Pennsylvania station hopes to reinvent local TV news by embedding reporters in communities

Last month, a television station in Pennsylvania launched “Reporter Corps” – an ambitious initiative aimed at reinventing local TV news. PBS39/WLVT, which is based in Bethlehem, Pa., plans to hire […]

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 Shraddha Kakade Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

Local TV news legends reflect on past, look to future

Local TV news trailblazers Natalie Jacobson and Liz Walker both stepped away from their respective anchor desks more than a decade ago, but they remain two of the most recognizable […]

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Danae Bucci and Kimberly Mehrtens Reinventing Local TV News

Podcast: Northeastern alumni weigh in on the challenges facing local TV news

There’s no denying that local television news is at a crossroads. Traditional broadcasts face increasing competition from the internet, forcing stations to either adapt or face the possibility of losing […]

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Shraddha Kakade and Veer Mudambi Reinventing Local TV News, Research

Old dogs and new tricks: Tom Rosenstiel on reinventing local TV news

As “We Interrupt This Newscast,” one of the largest research projects about local television news, was on the eve of landing on bookshelves nearly a decade ago, Tom Rosenstiel, one […]

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Cole Albert and Alejandro Serrano Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

Storytelling 101 with WCVB’s Maria Stephanos

WCVB-TV anchor Maria Stephanos visited Northeastern University recently to talk to journalism students about video storytelling techniques. While Stephanos is one of Boston’s best-known television personalities, she says she’s focused […]

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Aleszu Bajak Reinventing Local TV News

How KTUU worked with Carto to create a map of the station’s 360 content

Kyle Hopkins, now special projects editor for the Anchorage Daily News, is a former reporter and managing editor for KTUU in Anchorage, Alaska. While at KTUU, he spearheaded the station’s […]

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 Rachel Grozanick Reinventing Local TV News

Lessons from the “Golden Age” of Boston TV news

The Boston television market has a storied history. In 1981, The New York Times declared in a headline about WCVB-TV: “Some some say this is “America’s Best TV Station.” But […]

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Danae Bucci and Yuan Tian Reinventing Local TV News

Local TV news stations experiment with podcasting

A mystery that’s shaken a small southern Michigan town for more than eight years and has several times found its way into the national news spotlight is being told again […]

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Will Bryan and Brooks Sutherland Reinventing Local TV News

Getting started with 360 video

An opening caveat: 360 is an emerging medium. It’s constantly evolving. So, “rules” are constantly changing and being broken. Many of these tips cite examples from local newsrooms but while […]

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 Rachel Grozanick How to, Reinventing Local TV News

Getting started with stringr for textual analysis in R

Manipulating characters – a.k.a. non-numerical data – is an essential skill for anyone looking to visualize or analyze text data. This tutorial will go over a few of the base […]

February 23, 2018March 23, 2018 Martin Frigaard Data Journalism in R, How to, Reinventing Local TV News

Figuring out local TV’s future with the help of the industry

It’s no secret the media landscape is evolving. Social media dominates. People’s faces are glued to their smartphones. But their thirst for news and information hasn’t disappeared. If anything, it’s […]

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Zach Ben-Amots and Olivia Whitaker Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

Local TV news is important. Seriously.

Hello again from Northeastern University’s Reinventing Local TV News Project. We’re entering an exciting phase as we begin experimenting with new methods for video news storytelling and searching for better […]

February 12, 2018February 13, 2018 Mike Beaudet and John Wihbey Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

5 digital practices every local TV station should be thinking about

All local television newsrooms, sooner or later, will have to accept the challenge to go digital. Some stations, though, are seeing the transition more as an opportunity than a burden […]

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

How remote anchors are helping local TV news stations cut costs

High staffing and production costs are just two of the challenges TV newsrooms face right now. Some stations, though, are getting creative with the way they address those issues and […]

August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Reinventing Local TV News

From breaking news to adding cinematics: What drones can add to storytelling at local television stations

Whether you’re CNN, CBS 2 in Chicago, or KOLN in Lincoln, Nebraska, what has become deeply important in television news today is that the storytelling be compelling. One way those organizations […]

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Reinventing Local TV News

Measuring the impact of investigative reporting by local TV news stations

School bus drivers in Texas running red lights? Kansas police departments failing to run background checks on their own officers? Those important – and worrying – stories, run by KXAS-TV […]

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Aleszu Bajak Reinventing Local TV News

The trouble with today’s local TV news station buying spree

On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed out the consequences of the massive consolidation sweeping the television news industry, referencing the pending purchase of Tribune stations by Sinclair Broadcast […]

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Reinventing Local TV News

How Seattle’s KCTS 9 built an interactive website about the sharks of Puget Sound

Did you know that sixgill sharks, which usually keep to the dark, open ocean, are roaming Seattle’s Puget Sound? Last summer, independent filmmaker Michael Werner teamed up with Seattle public […]

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Aleszu Bajak Behind the scenes, Reinventing Local TV News

Which local TV news stories do well on social media?

With a majority of adults in the United States getting their news from social media, social “shares” have become the news industry’s gold standard for measuring a story’s success – […]

July 5, 2017April 26, 2018 Adam Wiles, John Wihbey, Mike Beaudet, and Aleszu Bajak Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

Five local TV news trends from the Murrow Awards that we like

Last week, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced the winners of its 2017 Edward R. Murrow Awards, which honor outstanding journalism being produced across North America. The Reinventing Local TV […]

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Felippe Rodrigues Insights, Reinventing Local TV News

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The Reinventing Local TV News Project, from Northeastern's School of Journalism, is analyzing the formats and practices of local news stations, and suggesting new ways of telling stories that can better engage diverse audiences. Read our inaugural post here.
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