Successful Television News
Case Histories
Many top executives and newspeople have explained their techniques and
theories to The RUNDOWN, the newsletter reporting on local television since 1981.
Here are several of those reports.
Did Police Lie --- Or Misspeak
in Miami Beach?
Police asked for an embargo on live coverage and said there was no reason to think that
serial killer Andrew Cunanan was in a surrounded houseboat. There was a body. It was
Cunanan.
When A Flooding Disaster
Strikes:
Who's in Charge?
While much of the major weather reporting consists of warning and advising people about
dangerous storms, there can be an investigative role, too.
A large scale disaster tests everyone --- police, fire and other emergency workers, as
well as the news departments.
In Sacramento, where severe floods did widespread damage during January, 1997, KCRA-TV
news documented serious weaknesses in the emergency response system in the state.
Live Hostage Coverage:
What Do You Report?
A mad gunman invaded a college bar in Berkeley. He held the occupants hostage and
assaulted them for seven hours. A student died. News managers were faced with many
sensitive situations.
Meth and Youngsters:
A Dangerous Mix
Children are being endangered by the meth manufacturing process. There can be
explosions. Fumes are dangerous. Child protection agencies are removing them
from these dangerous locations.
Reporting The JonBenet Ramsey Murder
A young girl was killed in her Colorado home. News organizations became particularly
interested when the parents appeared to stonewall police and public, and officials were
reluctant to release as much information as usual. Hometown news managers faced the heavy
presence of national tabloid newspaper reporters who were investigating at the same time.
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news, programming, and community service projects.
Broadcast Education Association
For more than 40 years, the BEA has helped students and teachers of broadcast journalism
in many ways.
Investigative Reporters and Editors
IRE provides extensive resoruces, including access to The National Institute for
Computer-Assisted Reporting.
National Press
Photographers Association
The central place for the latest photojournalism material .
Journalism Education Association
This organization serves educators with many services.
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