Advanstar Communications, Inc. announces the addition of a new, electronic newsroom and use of electronic news releases for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows® presented by Toyota Trucks. This electronic newsroom, developed and hosted by NewsWire One, will enable journalists to easily access news releases, show information, high-resolution graphics and...
Media General will use AP's ENPS news-production system at WFLA Tampa Bay, Fla., when the station moves to a convergent newsroom that also shares information with print and Web reporters. The newsroom will have new functionality, such as follow-me Media General will use...
It has taken a while, but the digital newsroom appears to be ready for NAB, and not just as an impressive technology demonstration. "Last year, we estimated, based on industry reports, that only 3% to 5% of all newsrooms had transitioned ...
Six years ago, almost to the day, I used this space to say goodbye to the readers of the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals. I was leaving my position as managing editor to work for The Journal News as editor of The Patent Trader, a w...
Manufacturers of digital newsroom are about to make the migration into DMAs smaller than the top 25 in a big way with newsroom and editing systems that offer the return on investment demanded by smaller stations. "We are already seeing e...
Jay Harris's argument for minority mainstreaming and diversity in U.S. journalism is the same today as it was 20 years ago, when he was a national correspondent for the Gannett News Service and an African-American city councilman from a small Louis Jay Harris's argument...
As broadcasters warily eye the digital newsroom of the future, one of the more attractive components is a journalist editing workstation as part of the newsroom automation system. At this multimedia PC terminal, journalists will be able to write scri As broadcasters warily eye the digital...
Crisis is an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs whose outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse. Reporters come to any interview with an agenda based on the editorial demands of their employer and their own desire for high-level visibility. The newsroom is a very...
WALNUT CREEK -- The company that owns dozens of daily and weekly newspapers around the Bay Area, including the Times, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News, announced a shakeup on Tuesday, replacing John Armstrong as president and publisher of Bay Area News Group- East Bay and folding local circulation...
I only met Nancy Hicks Maynard a couple of times in years. But when I heard about her death last weekend, I felt as though I had lost a friend and mentor. I am a proud graduate of the Institute for Journalism Education, founded by Maynard; her...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 September 2008-Vizrt Ltd creates multimedia newsroom for The Globe and MailC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian broadcast graphics company Vizrt Ltd (OSE:VIZ) said on Wednesday (25 September) that its subsidiary Escenic has, together with CCI Europe, received a contract to create a multimedia newsroom for...
I only met Nancy Hicks Maynard a couple of times over the years. But when I heard about her death last weekend, I felt like I had lost a friend and mentor. I am a proud graduate of the Institute for Journalism Education, founded by Maynard; her...
CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- RedEye, the Chicago Tribune's daily edition for young urban commuters, named Tran Ha its editor today. Ha replaces Jane Hirt, who was promoted to managing editor of the Chicago Tribune last month. "Our priority is to continue RedEye's mission of informing readers...
My friend Harry Pugh, who has died aged 74, made a name for himself as a reporter in the days when phones had wires attached and newsrooms were loud with the clatter of typewriters. He was full of laughter and mischief, noisy and opinionated. But above all,...
I only met Nancy Hicks Maynard a couple of times over the years. But when I heard about her death last weekend, I felt like I had lost a friend and mentor. I am a proud graduate of the Institute for Journalism Education, founded by Maynard; her...
A Dallas Morning News editorial project to begin "bridging the gap" between the northern and southern halves of the city kicked off powerfully in June as a result of our bridging a gap within our own newspaper. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] First, about Dallas' "gap": Southern Dallas, which...
When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a statement on alcohol on its Newsroom Web site earlier this week, it was gratifying to see such a warm and positive response on such a widely debated and controversial topic. Nevertheless, in the rush to get a reaction, some...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Rough economic times are prompting more people to stretch their incomes and make food go further. Cydne Watterson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was featured recently by the Charlotte Observer showing how to can peaches. And shes...