Nora Zimmett

Top news executives from Tegna, Hearst Television, Spectrum News and The Weather Channel told a NewsTECHForum panel last week that safety, security, mental-health services and higher pay are all top prerogatives in a more dangerous and stressful newsroom environment.

Executives from The Weather Channel, Fox News and Capitol Broadcasting have rolled up their sleeves and dived into their organizations’ deep and messy archives. They told a panel at last week’s Programming Everywhere event that doing so has yielded untold — and very monetizable — treasures. Pictured (l-r): Nora Zimmett, The Weather Channel; Sam Peterson, Bitcentral; Jon Accarrino, Capitol Broadcasting; and Ben Ramos, Fox Archive. (Alyssa Wesley photo)

Executives from Fox News, The Weather Channel, Capitol Broadcasting and Bitcentral will explain how they’ve delved into their archives to unearth content for new shows and lucrative licensing opportunities in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.

Behind-the-scenes news leaders and on-air talent shared cutting edge approaches to using emerging presentation technology at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum last week. A key takeaway: No matter the tech, it only takes off with the right talent and tone. Above (l-r): Barry Nash & Co.’s Barry Nash, Scripps News’ Christian Bryant, Gray Television’s Jonathan Saupe, The Weather Channel’s Nora Zimmett and TVNewsCheck‘s Michael Depp, moderator (Alyssa Wesley photo). Read a full report here and/or watch the video above.