Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Toledo.
Weppler-Geissler agreed to allow News Blues to share her post from LinkedIn as a guest commentary.
CLICK HERE to read an earlier guest commentary by Weppler-Geissler, “Moms Make Great Journalists”
CLICK HERE to read an earlier guest commentary by Weppler-Geissler, “If I Knew Then, What I Know Now: A TV Journalist Reflects on Getting a ‘Do-Over’”
News Blues reserves the right to publish guest commenatries. If you’d like to submit material for a guest commentary, email Paul@NewsBlues.com.
5 Things You Should Know About a News Director
There are many misconceptions about what this role actually is, and isn’t.
So here’s a little peek behind the curtain:
1. We hear everything happening in the newsroom.
2. Our hours don’t end when we leave the building.
3. Every decision has layers most people never see.
4. We love when we get to be part of day-to-day coverage.
5. We become accidental HR experts.
***Bonus, if an ND has been in their role for many years they do it because they BELIEVE in journalism, they BELIEVE in their team, and they BELIEVE the voice they can have in their communities can and will make impactful change.
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- Guest Commentary
December 30, 20255 Things You Should Know About a News Director: GUEST COMMENTARY
By Paul Greeley
817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com
Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Toledo.
Weppler-Geissler agreed to allow News Blues to share her post from LinkedIn as a guest commentary.
CLICK HERE to read an earlier guest commentary by Weppler-Geissler, “Moms Make Great Journalists”
CLICK HERE to read an earlier guest commentary by Weppler-Geissler, “If I Knew Then, What I Know Now: A TV Journalist Reflects on Getting a ‘Do-Over’”
News Blues reserves the right to publish guest commenatries. If you’d like to submit material for a guest commentary, email Paul@NewsBlues.com.
5 Things You Should Know About a News Director
There are many misconceptions about what this role actually is, and isn’t.
So here’s a little peek behind the curtain:
1. We hear everything happening in the newsroom.
2. Our hours don’t end when we leave the building.
3. Every decision has layers most people never see.
4. We love when we get to be part of day-to-day coverage.
5. We become accidental HR experts.
***Bonus, if an ND has been in their role for many years they do it because they BELIEVE in journalism, they BELIEVE in their team, and they BELIEVE the voice they can have in their communities can and will make impactful change.
TV Reporter Tries ‘YouTube-Style’ Editing in News Packages
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