The Morning Meeting Shapes Your Show
When I worked at ATVN as a multimedia journalist from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., I was always quiet in the morning meeting. Although they wanted me to pitch in and share ideas, I merely listened to what they said or just concentrated on my assigned story.
Now because I am a producer, I know how a lively morning from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. contributes to a great newscast. Interesting or breaking stories are important. However, I learned how researching those stories in advance as a producer encourages everyone in the newsroom to talk.
Where do interesting news stories come from? It starts from the day before your show. CNS, CNN Newsource, the LA Times, Twitter and television newscasts help me to think of stories. Because news develops throughout the day, I remind myself to check the wire regularly and to tell the reporters about the updates on their stories. It is communication that makes a story successful at 6 p.m. Most producers get news through the wires, so it is hard to get updates on local stories. However, when multimedia journalists or reporters tell us updates after they were out in the field, it is a great help for the whole newscast and writing scripts because we know what or how to focus on when we finally write our stories around 2 p.m.
To make any story ideas happen in real life, research is the most crucial thing. Interview request calls can be made in advance and statements can be received before the morning meeting by email. I am confident that these efforts will make a successful show.
