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In the middle of a growing pack: 11 is Alive in Atlanta
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Aug 19

By Kevin Finch, Associate Professor, Former News Director On a muggy morning in early June, the top weather story in Atlanta was smoke from...

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RTDNA announces 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award national winners
Posted In: Awards, RTDNA News,
Date posted Aug 14

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) today unveiled the national winners of the 2025 Edward R. Murrow Awards. More than 100...

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After record high, minority representation in local radio news drops
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Aug 13

Aug. 13, 2025 — The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey found that the minority workforce in radio lost the 5% gain it...

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Representation increases for people of color, women in TV news
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Aug 11

Aug. 11, 2025 — The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey finds the minority workforce in TV news rose nearly 2.5% to...

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Radio stations continue online platform development
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Aug 8

By Tim Mirabito, Keren Henderson and Bob Papper Aug. 8, 2025 — In radio, the percentage of news directors and general managers saying they...

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TV stations continue big investments in digital products
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Aug 6

Aug. 6, 2025 — Nearly three-quarters (73.4%) of TV news directors say they’re doing something new and important digitally in the latest...

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Radio profitability rises after a 30-year low
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Aug 4

By Keren Henderson, Tim Mirabito and Bob Papper Aug. 4, 2025 — The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey found that...

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TV news profitability drops to lowest level since 2010
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Jul 28

By Bob Papper, Keren Henderson and Tim Mirabito July 28, 2025 — TV news profitability fell below 50% for the first time since 2010, according...

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2025 Radio News Report: Local news surges in most metrics
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Jul 25

By Bob Papper, Keren Henderson and Tim Mirabito July 25, 2025 — The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey found that,...

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What I learned in Russia about the dangers facing U.S. newsrooms today
Posted In: Open Letters,
Date posted Jul 23

Dan ShelleyRTDNA President and CEO In June 2017, just a few months after joining the RTDNA staff, I was asked to spend a week in Russia as part of...

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Amount of local news stays steady – for a change
Posted In: RTDNA Research,
Date posted Jul 21

July 21, 2025 — After years of record amounts of local news, the latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey shows essentially...

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Updating Local Weather Content: A call to action for TV stations
Posted In: Education Resources,
Date posted Jun 25

By Tim Heller, Weather Communications Coach It's always been said that people watch local news for the weather. It might also be the reason...

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