While initially it was big news—how could news people do the news from home?–the idea has become old hat, second nature, as staff have gotten used to having pets climb on their keyboards or kids eating crackers interrupt their reports. I want to share your story about how you and your station are covering the news from home remotely. Send me your examples, your stories, your thoughts. Contact me, phone and email at the top of the column.
Local TV newsrooms have become a vast, empty space thanks to the coronavirus.
News producers, reporters, anchors and even meteorologists have set up shop at their homes to work remotely.
While initially it was big news — how could news people do the news from home? — the idea has become old hat, second nature, as staff have gotten used to having pets climb on their keyboards or kids eating crackers interrupt their reports.
This could become the new norm, even after the threat of the coronavirus passes.
I want to share your story about how you and your station are covering the news from home remotely. Send me your examples, your stories, your thoughts to [email protected] or call 817-578-6324.
TVNewsCheck published an excellent article from WCPO, Scripps ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, showing how they were doing the news from home.
Here’s how another Scripps station, KATC, the ABC-CW affiliate in Lafayette, La., is dealing remote newscasts, bedroom slippers and all.
In Grand Rapids, Mich., the folks at WXMI, the Scripps Fox affiliate, promise they’ll keep you updated no matter where they’re broadcasting from which include basements, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, etc.
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