Edward R. Murrow Awards winners have been announced for 14 regions across the U.S. Here’s the complete list. National winners will be announced in August, followed by a celebration at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on Oct. 14 in New York City.
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) leadership announces Deborah Roberts, senior national affairs correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of 20/20, will host the 49th Annual Gracie Awards […]
Fox News Media has signed Mary Katharine Ham as a contributor, where she will provide analysis across the network’s platforms. She will made her debut on America’s Newsroom (9-11 a.m. ET) this […]
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CNN has begun testing an expanded registration wall that requires heavy site users to create an account with a username and password to continue assessing content when they hit a certain threshold of daily articles. The registration gateway doesn’t require payment, but it gives CNN access to first-party data that it could use to improve its ad products or eventually sell subscriptions.
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., has hired Natalie Bode as a weekend sports anchor. Bode is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, taking […]
Nexstar Media Group’s CW affiliate KRON San Francisco has launched a new 4 p.m. newscast and added to its weekday team of journalists. With the addition of the 4 p.m. […]
Morgan Murphy Media’s CBS affiliate in LaCrosse, Wis., has hired Jacob Lenzendorf as sports director and Art Jarrett as meteorologist. Lenzendorf joins Ken Kosirowski, Emily Brown and Chief Meteorologist Greg […]
Broadcasters tap into new tech to tell stories in new and immersive ways. Pictured: Amarin TV uses Pixotope virtual production solutions to deliver more immersive, interactive news segments. (Pixotope)
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., announced that Chief Meteorologist Joe Diaz will be inducted into the New Mexico Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. With a career spanning more […]
The organization’s highest honor was one of 16 awards presented to KCTV5 at the MBA’s annual convention on June 1 in Osage Beach, Mo. KCTV5 received more first place awards […]
In a one-hour Nexstar Special Presentation, WAVY Norfolk, Va., anchor-reporter Marielena Balouris returns to Normandy and shares the stories of the sons, brothers and fathers lost in the invasion, and the women who made a difference in the war effort, both in battle and on the homefront. These are stories of perseverance, unimaginable sacrifice, and the lessons and legacy of D-day.
In the newsroom restructuring, Matt Murray and Robert Winnett will take on new editorial leadership roles at the newspaper.
Leaders from Televisa Univision, WCVB, KPIX and Ross will discuss the upshots of adopting virtual sets and AR into their news production and the challenges they’ve navigated along the way in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on June 27 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.
The articles on a local news site popping up around the country appear to cover what any community outlet would focus on: crime, local politics, weather and happenings. “In-depth reporting about your home area,” the outlet’s slogan proudly declares. But a closer look at the bylines populating the local site and a national network of others — Sarah Kim, Jake Rodriguez, Mitch M. Rosenthal — reveals a tiny badge with the letters “AI.” These are not real bylines. In fact, the names don’t even belong to real humans. The articles were written with the use of artificial intelligence.
