Comments on: Poll: job prospects in 2013 for comm freshmen? http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/ Erie media blog - Connecting creators and consumers Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: legend http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-10252 legend Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-10252 It's going to happen everywhere, just a matter of when. As far as hurting journalism...consultants did that long ago. It’s going to happen everywhere, just a matter of when. As far as hurting journalism…consultants did that long ago.

]]> By: dan http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-10220 dan Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:22:02 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-10220 one man banding is happening. its been happening for years. it has just become more prevalent. the question is: will it take away from the "journalism" can a one man band get information, update information while shooting and editing? the answer: the journalism will suffer most of the time. top markets are now using one man band including market 8 in washington dc. (wusa), san diego, buffalo, even he networks have some sort of "multi-media journalism" position. for those in market 146 (erie) there are no "one man bands" aka "VJ. If you think about it, the stations here would save so much money if they had one man bands. one man banding is happening. its been happening for years. it has just become more prevalent. the question is:

will it take away from the “journalism” can a one man band get information, update information while shooting and editing? the answer: the journalism will suffer most of the time.

top markets are now using one man band including market 8 in washington dc. (wusa), san diego, buffalo, even he networks have some sort of “multi-media journalism” position.

for those in market 146 (erie) there are no “one man bands” aka “VJ. If you think about it, the stations here would save so much money if they had one man bands.

]]> By: legend http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-9642 legend Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:57:47 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-9642 No doubt, writing is the weakest part of broadcast journalism these days. It is the complaint I hear most from folks in the industry (and out of it) all over the country. I bend over backwards to tell my students, learn how to write. Luckily, another former TV colleague is an instructor here - former EP - and teaches two newswriting classes. So I have a place to send them to learn. Tom, I would like to echo your sentiments about Dave McIntyre...the absolute best. I start my class with Dave McIntyre's 3 rules of TV. No doubt, writing is the weakest part of broadcast journalism these days. It is the complaint I hear most from folks in the industry (and out of it) all over the country. I bend over backwards to tell my students, learn how to write. Luckily, another former TV colleague is an instructor here – former EP – and teaches two newswriting classes. So I have a place to send them to learn.

Tom, I would like to echo your sentiments about Dave McIntyre…the absolute best. I start my class with Dave McIntyre’s 3 rules of TV.

]]> By: PR http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-9624 PR Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:26:09 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-9624 What is it with WICU's past ND's? They leave 12 and go into academia as faculty. Mike Conway left in the 90's, went back to school, got his PhD and now teaches at Univ. of Indiana. I saw today that Phil Hayes is on the faculty at Mercyhurst Northj East. What makes these folks think they are so enlightend? What is it with WICU’s past ND’s? They leave 12 and go into academia as faculty. Mike Conway left in the 90’s, went back to school, got his PhD and now teaches at Univ. of Indiana. I saw today that Phil Hayes is on the faculty at Mercyhurst Northj East. What makes these folks think they are so enlightend?

]]> By: Joe LaRocca http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-9600 Joe LaRocca Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:12:59 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-9600 R.I.P. WSEE is correct, they must first learn to write, but forget J-School, which is psuedo-literate; revert to English Comp 101. R.I.P. WSEE is correct, they must first learn to write, but forget J-School, which is psuedo-literate; revert to English Comp 101.

]]> By: JimGriffey http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-9586 JimGriffey Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-9586 I think my particular situation kind of says it all about future on-air opportunities in radio. August, 1974...I was a 19 year old rookie working 7-midnight Saturday nights, my voice eminating from a little building on Robison Road...honing my craft and (hopefully) getting better at what I did. August 2009...thanks to voice tracking my voice still eminates Saturday night from 7-midnight from what is now a much bigger building on Robison Road. Any 19 year old rookies have no chance. Whether or not I got any better is for the listener to decide 8-) Oh and Tom...I echo your thoughts about Paul Brown. I felt the same way about him and Tom McLaren when I was there 1973-74. I think my particular situation kind of says it all about future on-air opportunities in radio.

August, 1974…I was a 19 year old rookie working 7-midnight Saturday nights, my voice eminating from a little building on Robison Road…honing my craft and (hopefully) getting better at what I did.

August 2009…thanks to voice tracking my voice still eminates Saturday night from 7-midnight from what is now a much bigger building on Robison Road. Any 19 year old rookies have no chance. Whether or not I got any better is for the listener to decide 8-)

Oh and Tom…I echo your thoughts about Paul Brown. I felt the same way about him and Tom McLaren when I was there 1973-74.

]]> By: Tom Lavery http://www.pressandtower.com/2009/08/poll-job-prospects-in-2013-for-comm-freshmen/comment-page-1/#comment-9581 Tom Lavery Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:00:52 +0000 http://www.pressandtower.com/?p=1430#comment-9581 Sorry Joel but it's hard to be positive about losing my job at WQLN after 12 years. However, if there are any positives it's the people I have met over my tenure that made WQLN a very special place to me. I won't list them all here but will over at PBRTV.com in a very long article. A few I will never forget include Paul Brown who had a set of pipes that I only could dream of having when I was in radio. Another is former station chief engineer Dave McIntyre who showed this radio guy the ropes of TV. He also had many great stories about his long time at WQLN as well as life in general. I'm glad that he was able to retire from a job he put a lot of years into. It's those examples and others who were the heart & soul of WQLN that paved the way for people like myself. Soon it will be the end of the world as I knew it but it's all in the name of progress, I guess. Sorry Joel but it’s hard to be positive about losing my job at WQLN after 12 years. However, if there are any positives it’s the people I have met over my tenure that made WQLN a very special place to me. I won’t list them all here but will over at PBRTV.com in a very long article. A few I will never forget include Paul Brown who had a set of pipes that I only could dream of having when I was in radio. Another is former station chief engineer Dave McIntyre who showed this radio guy the ropes of TV. He also had many great stories about his long time at WQLN as well as life in general. I’m glad that he was able to retire from a job he put a lot of years into. It’s those examples and others who were the heart & soul of WQLN that paved the way for people like myself. Soon it will be the end of the world as I knew it but it’s all in the name of progress, I guess.

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