Columns by Tom Petner also published in NewsPro magazine and at TVWeek.com: Check the Facts, Then Check ’em Again - June 2010 Crossing the Line Between Privacy and News - May 2010 Multimedia, Multitasking and Mediocre Everything - April 2010 Directing News Across the Platforms - April 2010 Job Applicants vs. Fifth Graders - January 2010 Finding Today’s Newsroom Leaders - December 2009 Investigating the Investigators - October 2009 Digital Dimes in Troubled Times - September 2009 Preparing for Life With Leno - August 2009 Columns & “Executive Session” interviews by Tom Petner also published at TVNewsCheck.com: Sharing In The Air Boosts Bottom Lines - February 22, 2010            Let's Make 2010 The 'Attitude Check' Year - January 11, 2010 TV Journalists Make Their Lists For Santa - December 21, 2009 Sweeps Results Underscore 'Leno Effect' - December 7, 2009 Patience Running Short On Leno Show - November 16, 2009 RTDNA: New Name, Expanded Mission - November 10, 2009 Breaking Out Of The Nov. Sweeps Rut - November 2, 2009 Quincy's Next-Generation News Strategy - October 20, 2009 Hyperlocal More Than A Slogan To Fisher - October 19, 2009 News Innovating With Social Networking - September 28, 2009 If Ratings Are Lousy At 11, Don't Blame Jay - September 14, 2009 High-Priced TV Anchors Not So High Priced - September 8, 2009 Twitter Alights In TV Newsrooms - September 2, 2009 New Realities In News Recruiting - August 11, 2009 Search The 24/7 Newsroom Directories Are you looking for an agent?  Are you digging around for a piece of technology to add to your newsroom?   Do you need someone to do voice-over work? Where can you find a list of journalism schools or industry associations? Find it here, check out all the24/7Newsroom  directories.   © Tom Petner 2012 Blog, Tweet & Web World       Writer’s Workshop See today’s writing tip and more inside the writer’s workshop. Do you find yourself just staring at the keyboard?  Is it torture coming up with a lead line?  Are your teases dull?  Does your copy add to the groan-factor of TV news?  Are you grammar and spelling-challenged?  Welcome to broadcast newswriting. Look inside the writer’s workshop for help.  Share your favorite scripts, suggestions and copy.  Learn from the experts. Become a fan of The247Newsroom on Facebook Media Columns Worth Noting Hal Boedeker, The TV Guy, Orlando Sentinel Steve Bornfeld, Las Vegas Review- Journal Norm Clarke, Las Vegas Review-Journal Eric Deggans,The Feed, TampaBay.com Dan Gross, Phila. Daily News  Jessica Heslam, Boston Herald Neal Justin, Twin Cities,Star Tribune.com C.J., Twin Cities, Star Tribune.com  Jessica Heslam, Boston Herald David Hinckley, New York Daily News Richard Huff, New York Daily News Michael Klein, Philadelphia Inquirer Howard Kurtz, Washington Post MediaDecoder, Brian Stelter, NY Times Media Mob, New York Observer Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Z (Zurawik) on TV - Baltimore Sun ****See More: 24/7 Web World & Blogs

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