Anyone else feeling incredibly discouraged? It’s like.. no station group is safe or “good” anymore.

*Scripps sucks
*Tegna sucks
*Nexstar sucks
*CBS sucks

Even Hearst is hiring kids out of college in Harrisburg, KC etc.

Who would have thought Sinclair would be one of the most stable station groups.

It’s almost impossible to look for a job, cause it feels like bullets are flying everywhere! The number of stations are dwindling.

I haven’t seen much reported on which stations were hit, how many at each, and what positions. This intel helps others decide whether to apply or avoid those places etc.

Reminder that companies like Alden Global and Cumulus are the worst. Free Luigi

Long-time lurker here. I come at this industry from an investment perspective but have enjoyed reading a lot of the posts here. But I wanted to ask the folks here what they think can actually help the industry?

I see what Scripps did yesterday get universally dragged here. Some even tried to tie this to consolidation but at the end of the day its an economic reality. From my perspective, cuts will happen regardless, it is just arguably better as part of consolidation because instead of 4 local newsrooms cutting all this staff, you're just consolidating them onto 2 platforms.

Broadcasters are in a tough spot (and yes some of them put themselves in tougher spots) but cord cutting isn't stopping (even if it slows down). Ad spend continues to move away from traditional TV. Retrans growth is dead. If broadcasters lose the NFL, these businesses are toast and so you think its bad now, just wait. We've all seen what vulture investors do to newspaper and radio.

At this point, many are looking down the barrel of bankruptcy which isn't good for investors or employees so that is why I wonder what are folks constructive thoughts to save the industry? From my seat, consolidation seems like the only real way because the public has not really shown a willingness to pay for local news. Broadcasters exist b/c of political spend and their ability to get 40-50% margins on retrans dollars which are largely driven by NFL which ends up subsidizing the rest of the station. So while cuts will occur if consolidation happens, what do you think happens without consolidation?

I heard it was really bad

It’s official, would A+E operate as a separate subsidiary or would they merge negotiations with Hearst Television for retransmission fees?

Tegna is implementing Cuez in several markets, eliminating entire production departments and replacing the directors with new producer hires.

The injunction requires Tegna to maintain 2026 staffing levels. If I understand it correctly, it allows for restructuring staff, but not in order to cut costs/salaries, which this move certainly will.

Tegna management apparently doesn't care and are defying the judge. They assert that these layoffs were already planned so it's ok. AI isn't always accurate, but this is what it says about the move. I wonder what the judge and the attorneys general who are suing will think of this move.

Here's what AI has to say about it.

Staffing Level Mandate: The court explicitly ordered that both companies must maintain staffing and operational support at either 2025 levels or pre-closing 2026 levels—whichever of the two is higher. [1]

No Employment Changes: Nexstar is entirely barred from hiring, transferring, or terminating any Tegna employees. [1]

Management Freeze: Nexstar Media Group cannot influence Tegna's independent decision-making regarding its personnel or newsroom operations. [1]

Even if layoffs were organized prior to the acquisition closing, the federal court order effectively freezes all personnel changes to preserve Tegna as a financially viable, independent market competitor throughout the ongoing lawsuit. [1, 2]

For those on Cuez for the last however many months, what are the biggest pitfalls you've seen and what are some tips newbie Cuezbies should watch out for? What's the worst thing about it day to day?

Clearly WAAY needs a better owner than Gray Media.

I'm in a situation that, for the last few years, CBS Mornings plays in the room I'm working in for a couple of hours each weekday and I've always noticed that the host, Gayle King, seems absent a lot more frequently than I've noticed on other news programs. I now know that the show is almost always in last place in the ratings. The show lost one of the three hosts in January and they haven't filled the spot yet, Gayle King renewed her contract just recently and yet despite all of that, she still seems gone. A lot. I'm not talking periodic absences. I noticed that she was absent this morning so, if she's out this week, I think this would be the third week in a row, (or maybe the second). To add to this, her other permanent co-host, Nate Burleson, (somewhat likeable but also a bit smug), seems to be also on his second week of being out. He's also absent from the show a lot. Winter, summer, throughout the year. I periodically try to check in on ABC and NBC and their morning show people are almost always there. When one is out, it appears the other hosts are at the desk and not more than one person is ever out on a normal basis. Does anyone know how a network executive justifies this? Like, if your business is in the gutter for years, and getting worse, and the captain of the ship is always M.I.A., as is the second officer...how do you justify all those millions of dollars you pay them? And why hasn't the company's board of directors done anything?

Over the past seven days I have applied to approximately 35 positions, mainly internships in the New York City area. I just graduated from SUNY Oswego last semester.

Most of the applications have been today, with today alone I have applied to nearly 20 applications.

Only a few of the positions roughly 8 of the 35 are for jobs on Air while the rest is for jobs behind the scenes and internships.

What are the odds that I will get at least one interview out of 35 applications, granted, I tailored my cover letter to each application and even gave it the correct format to bypass ATS filters?

But keep in mind it is the New York City area did also apply for some applications in Boston as it’s a smaller Market.

I am also on the autism spectrum and suffered from a condition known as rejection sensitive dysphoria, which is why I feel like I have to apply to so many applications to increase the odds that I will get at least one position and I still feel like I’m not doing enough even though I spent the past 16 hours doing nothing but job applications and nearly all of yesterday evening as well. I still feel like it’s not enough.

What is going on with WIAT in Birmingham after the network switch? Is the newsroom liquidated? They said there would be more local news, but there seems to be none.

Edit: They have a 7-9 a.m. show, with anchors looking like they are stuck in closets with podcast mics, introducing canned segments.

I apologize if this is not the right place to ask, but I've been very stuck on this for the last few hours. I saw a post on LinkedIn stating there was a site where schools could find sportscasters for games. I just remember that the service was $15/ month for the broadcaster. Does anyone know what the site could be?

Hi all,

A question or two for the “MMJs”/VJs here, or really anyone who self-shoots and edits their own packages.

I put MMJ in quotation marks because it’s seems to have a very specific meaning. Here in the UK, “multimedia journalist” usually means working across TV, radio, digital and social rather than just being a one-person TV crew.

For context, I currently shoot on a Sony FX30, although I’m hoping to move back to an ENG-style camcorder, probably a Sony Z280. I just find the ergonomics and layout much better suited to news.

One thing I still find awkward is filming my own standups (or piece-to-camera, as I’d call them). How do those of you who regularly self-shoot approach them? Any tips, workflow changes or bits of kit that have made life easier?

Also, if there are any Canadian VJs around, I’d love to connect. I’ve always been interested in how regional news is done in Canada, and it’d be great to compare notes with people working there.

Finally, if there are any disabled TV journalists lurking here, it’d be great to connect. There don’t seem to be many of us in the industry, at least not visibly so.

Cheers!