Today, our TV newsroom was shocked to get voluntary buyout offers from paramount. It was given to every staff member which is unusual.

I’m a 38-year-old tv news producer and now I’m suddenly having to think about my future. I’m concerned on where the industry is going but I have NO CLUE what else I could do or how I could get another job.

Anyone else get offered this today? What are your thoughts on the future of TV news.

Thanks

I am currently a student and my professor says that event preview stories should be published at least 2 weeks before the event. I published an event preview on October 6 on the University of Arizona News Service website called Arizona-Sonoran News. It was picked up on October 22 by the Tucson Weekly while the event was happening instead of them picking it up sooner. Is that unusual for an outlet to pick up a story like that? I just found out it was picked up today which is the 2nd time I have had a story picked up by other publications. Not sure if I put the right flair, if not I can change it later.

Hi all. I'm not a journalist, and I've only just started with this.

I run KissMyPost, a Reddit analytics tool, and we publish data studies on what people talk about on Reddit and who's doing the talking. My last post, on ages and genders by subreddit, is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1xf6gt3/

or
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/ZTpbBgb8GD
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/Q7LArmh6AD

What I'm after is reporters who'd tell us what they're working on, so we can run the Reddit side of it: how a topic grew, which communities talk about it, how the conversation changed. The story doesn't need to be about Reddit, it's just where the numbers come from. You'd get the numbers and charts for free, we'd get a credit and a link. That's the trade.

The thing is, I don't know any journalists, not even on LinkedIn.

So how would you want someone like me to reach out? And where would you look for reporters who might use this?

And if this is pointless, tell me. Thanks.

I have a bachelors degree but not in journalism specially. Anyone know what would one do if hypothethically they wanted to break into sports journnalism and eventually write for major sports websites (Ringer, Barstool, Athletic, SI, ESPN etc)

Basically, title. For context, I am a journalism school grad (from a couple of decades ago), and so is my wife. She worked a daily paper job for a little while after graduating but we've since moved and neither of us is working as a journalist these days, rather, we both work in the legal field, so we know plenty about the availability of documents from Canadian courthouses.

Why is it that often when we see reports about criminal activity in our area (specifically reports about arrests occuring and charges being laid) the names of those accused of the crimes not included? It happens with the CBC, it happens with private media, there's basically no outlets that do include the names consistently in initial reports, even though I know for a fact that those names are almost always publicly available at my place of work (the courthouse)?

Here is one such example of a story. The article states that not only have the three individuals been charged, they've already had their first court appearances. I know from the work I do now that in order for them to appear in court, an Information needs to be sworn, and Informations are, for the most part public (some exceptions like crimes committed by youth, or sex crimes where the names of the victims aren't released which sometimes means the names of the accused can't be released; neither of those apply here).

I see this all the time in Canadian media (especially local stories about lower-profile crimes that don't garner national interest). What is preventing reporters from calling the courthouse or going there in person to request a copy of the relevant Information?

Hello Press community!
There are several people I know in Tennessee who have had their votes switch from Democrat to Republican without their consent. A handful of those people noticed the change and were able to correct it. They’re trying to reach the independent press with their stories, but they don’t use Twitter, Facebook, or other social media platforms.

What is the best way to submit news tips?

Thank you for your advice.

For various reasons, entirely my fault, I am likely to fuck up my Level 5 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism fast-track at PA Media Academy. The first round of exams are coming up in two weeks, and I am performing awfully in media law. I have essentially given up trying to get a placement. Even socially, I am doing poorly, so the "networking" I've done here isn't going to help much either.

I have been told by those running the course that I can always retake my exams, even remotely, but the situation still feels hopeless. It was meant to be a fast-track course, and I do not know want to waste the age of 25 trying again and again to complete exams that my peers excelled on at first try.

I'm considering leaving the country to teach English for a while, writing freelance while abroad, and then returning in a year or two to attempt to get jobs or internships in journalism or something related (comms, PR, etc.). Someone on my course freelanced while abroad for a while, and they have bylines in impressive places, a great placement, etc. Maybe I could even retake the exams remotely while I'm doing this?

Does the NCTJ diploma help you get jobs, experience, placements, etc. even a while after your course? Or am I wasting my one opportunity to get in right now?

There was recently a big event held in the town where I work at a local paper and a prominent politician came. There was a battle royale of reporters trying to get questions out. I finally had my chance and got my question out only for his team member to interrupt and say he had to do an interview with a legacy media outlet. I waited until the interview was over along with others who then jumped to interview him, then was told I couldn’t interview him as he had to walk to his car.

So what do I put in the story? That I failed at doing my job? Lol

Edit: Thank you everybody! Definitely can still make a good story out of this event alone.

I've been comparing county against state public records to find discrepancies where local officials aren't being honest. I've already found a good dozen where my local government might have broken some laws.

I'd like to start comparing various nations against international filings. Some of the public databases I'll be going through are clear choices, but I'm requesting input on international entities to dig into.

Hi all. I'm an academic, not a journalist, but I'm hoping you folks might have some advice for me. Basically: How do journalists learn to write to deadline, especially when they handle complex investigative pieces?

Like many academics, I tend to to sit on my work for a long time, revising and revisiting my sources until I'm sure my draft is as good as possible... and then another couple months for good measure. (I can do this in part because I have so few external deadlines.) How can I overcome this impulse? I would like to learn to write more like a journalist, trusting my work enough to send it out into the world sooner.

How do people who publish at a much quicker clip learn to let go? How do you know when you've done enough for a given piece, and it's time to move on? Are there specific tricks you use? Habits you practice? Books you'd recommend? Thank you!

My roommate is a journalism major and is consistently doing interviews for their articles. When doing in person interviews, I think they just use their phone to record, but when doing phone interviews they had a pretty messy setup using the video recording software on their laptop. Obviously, this is less than ideal both in the recording quality and in transcribing the interview afterwards.

Well, their birthday is coming up and I was thinking of getting them a recorder/something to make this process smoother. Right now we're only in college, but they want to be a journalist and I want to support them in achieving that in whatever way I can. I've seen plenty of AI recs both across this sub and the rest of the Internet. Both roommate and I are heavily anti-AI, so not really interested in those.

Would, however, really appreciate some feedback on either specific recommendations or just features at large to look for.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/meta-delay-new-commercial-terms-criticised-by-publishers-advertisers-2026-10-23/

They haven't changed the terms, only the implementation date, so we'll still have to exit.

times are changing in the industry (we’ve been hearing that forever), and one of the main pieces of advice I keep getting is to “build my brand” on social media. My mentor said that I should try to adapt my work for these audiences by making videos that cover a specific feature I wrote or even making an Instagram page and posting my work on there. tbh, it all just sounds so exhausting though and feels like a distraction from the work. it also feels more like trying to be an influencer than a writer? I don’t know. Curious to hear how people feel about it.

Hey everyone! We're EUobserver, an independent European newsroom.

Our colleague Andrew Rettman has been investigating allegations involving former EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders and senior Belgian intelligence official Hugues Brulin.

The investigation draws on leaked WhatsApp messages and interviews with five current and former intelligence officers.

The sources allege that Brulin sought to prevent scrutiny of Reynders' possible Russian connections. The messages also discuss how to respond to a whistleblower.

The correspondence is now part of a Belgian money-laundering investigation involving Reynders.

Beyond the individuals involved, this raises questions about how institutions investigate concerns involving powerful figures within their own ranks.

How can independent oversight work when allegations involve people with significant political influence or positions inside intelligence services?

And what role can investigative journalism play in bringing these questions into public view?