By Tom Shales News that Walter Cronkite’s health was failing, and that his death seemed impertinently imminent, spread through the nation’s newsrooms many weeks before the venerable and venerated newsman actually died. When he did, many tributes had already been…
By Daisy Whitney If recent news events have taught us anything it’s that viewers absolutely expect stories to run on-air and on the Web at the same time. That’s why when NY1 News gave its Web site a much-needed makeover…
By Hillary Atkin For television and radio stations and newspapers across the country, adjunct Web sites are an essential tool in reaching their target audiences and extending their brands across cyberspace. Creating the most relevant site can be a challenge,…
By Daisy Whitney It’s nice when someone else can help you do your job, especially if they’ll work for free. Audience submissions are coming into their own as a resource for news networks, local stations and newspapers, which are increasingly…
Comedy is big news this season, particularly in September, when NBC will go from dark and bloody to light and funny—dropping Jay Leno into the 10 p.m. slot traditionally reserved for scripted drama. It’s a move, however, that is no…
By Allison J. Waldman In these difficult economic times, as newspapers continue to shutter, TV advertising sales lag and newsrooms demand more from ever-smaller staffs, this year’s National Association of Black Journalists’ convention and career fair could prove one of…
By Allison J. Waldman The main objective of the 2009 National Association of Black Journalists conference, being held this month in Tampa, Fla., is to help members reinvent themselves professionally, either by expanding their skills to encompass new forms of…
By Allison J. Waldman Roland S. Martin speaks eloquently and in bold statements. When he says that he has a fresh perspective for the 21st century, he means it. In addition to currently running for the post as secretary of…
Michael Wilbon, longtime Washington Post sports columnist and co-host of ESPN’s popular daily sports talk show “Pardon the Interruption,” will be honored with the National Association of Black Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award on Aug. 8 at the organization’s annual convention…
By Dinah Eng The Asian American Journalists Association, one of NABJ’s partners in the Unity: Journalists of Color strategic alliance, will also be exploring ways to reinvent the business of journalism and helping its members make new career choices at…