News Director Larry Perret shared the inside story of how they select and prepare their material. Enterprise Reporting Valerie Hyman suggests that all reporters should work to upgrade every story they do. Here is a sampling of their opinions, and the opinions of those who work with them. As news audiences erode, short explanations of what viewers can find in the upcoming news programs help hold the audience. A new handbook is available to help news managers train new producers, and to help producers do a better job.
Chapters cover ratings and research, ethics and decision-making, and more.
The appendix has information about helpful web sites, publications, training opportunities and career advice. Smith gives producers and aspiring producers practical information they can use at once, to further a career in producing or to help them decide if producing is the right career choice. Organizations ordering 10 or more copies get a 40 percent discount off the nonmember price. Since 1981, The Rundown has reported weekly on local television news, programming, and community service projects. When Writing Mattered Charles Kuralt began his career by winning a baseball writing contest when he was 12.