Tag: 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 […]
How NBC10 Boston anchor Phil Lipof got “hooked” on news
When Phil Lipof was attending Syracuse University, he planned to become an English teacher. Little did he know that he would first become a TV reporter and then the 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]