In Depth
Lee Clow Steps Down as Chief Creative Officer on Apple Ad Account
NOTE: Originally posted by Kunur Patel at adage.com Lee Clow has stepped down as chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab, which has handled TBWA’s longtime client Apple. At 66, Mr. Clow is relinquishing the creative lead on an account…
For First Time in History of ‘SNL,’ a Single Advertiser Will Sponsor Entire Show; Ad Breaks Will Feature Never-Before Aired Clips of Show
By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age For the first time in the 35-season history of "Saturday Night Live," an advertiser is buying all the national ad time in the broadcast of the venerable late-night comedy show. As the Oct. 17 program moves…
Falcon, the Little Boy [Thought to be] in the Balloon, Found Safe
It’s a happy conclusion of a story that was followed by millions of people around the world on TV today. Falcon Heene, the six-year-old boy who was thought to be in a compartment attached to a helium balloon that was…
Journalists Bring Global Warming Home
By Debra Kaufman In Miami, WTVJ-TV special projects producer Jeff Burnside discovered an area of the Florida coastline that was a true flood zone, based on data from the federal government’s new laser-measured elevation study. Then he found that new…
Combined Newsrooms a Sign of the Times
By Hillary Atkin It’s a sign of the constantly shifting media landscape — television and print newsrooms in several major markets are being combined, led by Tribune Co., with merger operations either under way or scheduled soon in Los Angeles;…
Making the Most of the Crowded Freelance Market
By Jarre Fees Since the Internet reached its adolescence, both print and on-camera journalists have watched the gradual decline of the freelance market. But last year’s economic collapse dealt a heavy blow to writers, editors, news anchors and others, who…
Murrow Winners Reflect Diversity of Style
By Allison J. Waldman The Radio-Television News Directors Association — to officially become known as the Radio Television Digital News Association Oct. 13 — every year presents one of the industry’s most important and valued awards honoring excellence in electronic…
KSL’s John Daley: Doing It All on the Environmental Beat
John Daley, general assignment reporter for KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, has spent 10 years working on stories as varied as the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, which the city hosted, and the subsequent bribery scandal, as well as the legislative…