News Leadership

Using Live Tools to Report, Publish from RTDNF Workshop

Courtesy of Jill Geisler and The Poynter Institute

We're in tough times and we need smart managers in every newsroom. Smart about technology, systems and workflow. Smart about motivating and communicating with people. Smart about collaboration and innovation.

Electronic Journalists Rise to the Occasion

Barbara Cochran's President's Column from the October 2005 Communicator describes the lessons learned from Katrina. 

Tough Calls - Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina

Hear from three Gulf Coast news directors as they grapple with this question:

In light of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, what was the toughest thing you have had to deal with professionally?

The Eyes of the Storm

Journalists in the Gulf Coast region still see Katrina in every story they cover.

Learning from the Minneapolis Bridge Tragedy

Twin Cities News Directors Discuss Leadership During Breaking News Events at RTNDF's News Leadership Workshop. Sponsored by the McCormick Tribune Foundation.

No matter what you’re doing when you get breaking news, as a news manager you have many decisions to make—at that second, and for the duration of the news event. News managers in Minneapolis shared their experiences from the I35W bridge collapse during the RTNDF News Leadership Workshop on September 14.

 

RTDNF News Leadership Project

Sponsored by The McCormick Tribune Foundation

The Radio and Television News Director Foundation's News Leadership Project works to enhance the leadership skills of local news managers.

Ready, Set, Lead!

Incoming! Advice for the Newly Named News Director

This handbook is designed to help not only those in their first news director job but also those news directors changing stations or markets. This resource promises to make your transition easier, whether it's your first news director job or your tenth! Produced through RTNDF's News Leadership Project, supported by the McCormick Tribune Foundation.

News Leadership at the Head of the Class