It has been one year since Adam Symson, President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co., explained why he believed a “bold new approach to serving” the broadcast television company’s local communities through a news initiative focused on “strengthening the economic sustainability” of its newsrooms while improving news coverage was needed.
The changes were highly noticeable. Some great people lost their jobs, while others were welcomed in to the company. An initiative to train longtime print journalists for jobs in broadcast TV news was launched. There was some head scratching from competing station leadership in some markets, while in other markets Scripps was quickly earning accolades for its efforts.
How is this “renewed commitment to community news” playing out 12 months later? That’s the focus of this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.
Joining RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to discuss Scripps’ local news initiative today are two people highly engaged in the process.
Chris Nagus serves as Senior Director of Storytelling and Content Strategy, and he’s been traveling across the U.S. to help train and coach local news reporters.
He’s joined by Karen Lehr, who holds the role of Executive Reporter for “Idaho News 6,” KIVI-TV in Boise, Idaho. She has been with the Idaho News 6 team for more than a decade, moving to Boise from Orlando in 2013.
Listen to “The InFOCUS Podcast: Inside Scripps’ Newsroom Reinvention” on Spreaker.
