By Elizabeth Jensen Can a local TV station’s environmental reporting stand up to that of a major newspaper, or a public radio station’s to a dedicated Web site? News organizations vying for a prestigious National Journalism Award this year in…
By Elizabeth Jensen With news organizations tightening their belts, many awards programs have found themselves with fewer entries to pick from. The Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Murrow Awards received about 20 percent fewer entries this past year, said Stacey Woelfel,…
By Dinah Eng With the media industry in transition, some journalism award programs and fellowships are seeing fewer applicants, while others are getting an increase in submissions, particularly from freelance journalists. As industry layoffs have cut resources devoted to specialty…
By Dinah Eng A number of journalism award programs and fellowships have been affected by the recession, forcing some to cut back in order to continue and others to cancel their programs entirely. Particularly hard hit have been awards given…
By Allison J. Waldman Winning an Emmy, a Peabody, a Murrow or a duPont is the ultimate accomplishment for many news organizations and professionals, but in these ever-challenging economic times, what is the value and marketability of these distinguished accolades…
By Hillary Atkin With a plethora of categories in awards contests that honor the best in broadcast and digital journalism, every so often the organizations that hand out the honors face some thorny dilemmas.They must decide the course of action…
By Allison J. Waldman For many professional journalists, the current economic downturn has resulted in doors closing, opportunities squelched and options denied. With the employment market shrinking, even the most accomplished and adaptable journalists have wondered if there’s something else…
By Tom Petner A news director at WCBS-TV once told me in the heat of a nose-to-nose newsroom discussion, “Tom, you will never understand my decision until you have to come around to my side of the desk and sit…
NBCU Businesses Valued at $30 Billion, Comcast to Contribute Businesses Valued at $7.25 BillionComcast To Own 51%, GE 49% Interest in NBCU Jeff Zucker to Lead New York-based Venture PHILADELPHIA & FAIRFIELD, Conn.– December 03, 2009– Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK)…
William J. Bresnan, 75, one of the true pioneers in the cable industry, has died of complications of cancer. Bresnan, one the best recognized figures in the cable industry, was known as Bill by his legends of friends. He passed away…