The Problem of Events in Television News

Covering an event for television news is not as easy as it sounds. An event might be newsworthy but not very visually interesting. I’ve learned this the hard way while working at KOMU. My first story assignment was to cover a meeting. Decisions made at meetings might be newsworthy, but as my instructor reminded me, meetings are visually boring.

Sometimes it pays to wait

Timeliness is everything in journalism. Journalists need to get stories out as soon as possible or else they will be irrelevant. But not every story needs to go up the minute you find it. If a story is still developing, it’s sometimes better to wait until the right moment.

Arab Revolution Coverage and Reflections on Progress in Broadcast II

Arab media and coverage of the revolutions

For many Americans, the name “Al-Jazeera” is synonymous with Middle Eastern media. The network has a vast audience but it is far from the only news source in the region. This post will compare and contrast the coverage of the Middle Eastern protests in different Arab media outlets. English-language Arab news sources are in relatively short supply, so for this post I will concentrate on three: Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya, and Al-Ahram.