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WGCL Facebook Fans Support Anchor’s Alcoholism Admission
Alcoholism is a disease that doesn’t discriminate. And local TV news personalities are not immune from its clutches. And when that drinking causes a run-in with police, that news often becomes reported...
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Turning Facebook Users Into TV News Watchers
TV stations face a dilemma every time they post on their Facebook page. Should they give away free news to users on Facebook who want it now, or use Facebook to drive users to their other screens that...
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WGCL Editorial Ponders Real Vs. Fake News
I follow many TV stations’ Facebook pages. It’s fascinating to me to see what news stories these stations are sharing on Facebook. And from time to time, I’ll share them on Market Share. In November,...
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WAGA’s Latest Newsroom Addition Bites
OK, he’s more likely to lick you. His name is Max, and he’s spending his days in the newsroom at Fox’s Atlanta O&O WAGA. WAGA adopted Max a few weeks ago, to be trained by multiple employees so he...
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WSB Interviews Ex-Wife Of Husband Who Killed Son In Hot Car
Cooper and Ross Harris You probably remember the case from a couple years ago. A father who intentionally left his 2-year-old son in a hot car to die. Investigators say he was engaged in online...
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Broadcasters Getting Schooled On Facebook
Facebook’s Eric Barbera with an attendee.Credit: Edward Zeltser Photography. In early January, Facebook announced plans to work more closely with broadcasters and other news organizations to enhance...
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Facebook News Road Show Rolls To Denver & Chicago
Facebook’s road trip meetings with newsroom leaders, social media editors, community managers and journalists has two more stops planned: Denver on May 16 and Chicago on May 18. This follows other...
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WSB First TV Station To Get 1M Twitter Followers
WSB, Atlanta’s ABC affiliate owned by Cox, is the first TV station in the country to cross the one million mark in Twitter followers. Misti Turnbull “Twitter confirmed that no other local TV station...
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WAGA Millions Ahead In Atlanta Social Media
WAGA, the Fox O&O in Atlanta, leads all media outlets in Atlanta by about 8 million social media actions over the last six months according to data from audience insight firm Shareablee. WAGA has...
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Atlanta’s WSB Puts A Face On Who Is ‘Alt Right’
They could be your neighbors, or relatives. Some cover their faces with handkerchiefs while others face the camera in suits and ties. They are self-professed and proud members of the “alt right,” a...
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Enter Your Station For Service To America Awards
Did your TV station provide exemplary service to your community through a campaign, project or program that served the public good? It’s time to be recognized nationally for those outstanding efforts...
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TV Stations Cover Student Gun Protests On Facebook
High school students across the country are walking out of class to protest gun laws, and the stories are playing predominately on TV stations’ Facebook pages. For many stations, it’s become a national...
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Tegna Investigates Disappearance Of Little Boy
DeOrr Kuntz, Jr. It’s the kind of story you might see on a national network magazine show like Dateline, 20/20 or 48 Hours. Or even the multi-part documentaries you might binge watch on Netflix. A...
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Weather Testimonials And Other New TV News Promos
What your viewers say about your station, your people, your news coverage, carries more weight than anything you can write. Especially when it’s in their own voice. Here are a couple of viewer...
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Cox’s Steve Riley Retires After 42 Years Marketing TV News
Steve Riley Steve Riley, the director of marketing for Cox’s ABC affiliate, WSB, is retiring after 42 years of marketing local TV news at Cox stations in Atlanta (WSB), Pittsburgh (WPXI) and Charlotte...
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Atlanta’s WSB Puts A Face On Who Is ‘Alt Right’
They could be your neighbors, or relatives. Some cover their faces with handkerchiefs while others face the camera in suits and ties. They are self-professed and proud members of the “alt right,” a...
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Enter Your Station For Service To America Awards
Did your TV station provide exemplary service to your community through a campaign, project or program that served the public good? It’s time to be recognized nationally for those outstanding efforts...
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TV Stations Cover Student Gun Protests On Facebook
High school students across the country are walking out of class to protest gun laws, and the stories are playing predominately on TV stations’ Facebook pages. For many stations, it’s become a national...
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Tegna Investigates Disappearance Of Little Boy
DeOrr Kuntz, Jr. It’s the kind of story you might see on a national network magazine show like Dateline, 20/20 or 48 Hours. Or even the multi-part documentaries you might binge watch on Netflix. A...
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Weather Testimonials And Other New TV News Promos
What your viewers say about your station, your people, your news coverage, carries more weight than anything you can write. Especially when it’s in their own voice. Here are a couple of viewer...
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