Redefining local: How young Americans engage with television news across platforms
Instead of going to news sources, younger audiences want news sources to come to them.
That’s just one of many insights from recent survey research by the Reinventing Local TV News Project at Northeastern University.
Join The Journalist’s Resource on June 12 at 1 p.m. ET for an hourlong discussion on how younger Americans are engaging with local TV news — and how stations can reach them.
Tune in to learn:
· How TV news compares with other top weekly news sources among 18-to-34 year olds.
· Where younger Americans are receiving news from local TV stations.
· What successful TV journalism looks like on social platforms.
· Why local news is no longer solely about geographic proximity.
There will be a 15 to 20 minute presentation of the research findings, followed by a moderated discussion — including your questions! Register now and submit your questions in advance.
Panelists
Mike Beaudet, a professor of the practice in video innovation at the Reinventing Local TV News Project at Northeastern University. He is an investigative reporter who has worked in television for more than 30 years and is a multimedia investigative journalist at WCVB-TV in Boston.
Caleb Okereke, a doctoral fellow at the Reinventing Local TV News Project. He is a Nigerian journalist and the founder and executive editor of Minority Africa, a Google and NED supported digital publication telling minority stories in Africa. He’s reported across the continent for Aljazeera, Foreign Policy, CNN, The Guardian, NPR and VICE News and was previously a Heidi News correspondent. Caleb has spoken about inclusive and representative journalism at Oxford and Stanford Universities and at the International Journalism Festival.
Lisa Thalhamer, a video innovation scholar at the Reinventing Local TV News Project. She has more than 15 years of journalism experience, having worked as a newscast producer at WCVB in Boston, WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire, and WMTW in Portland, Maine. Most recently, Thalhamer was a field producer for WCVB’s Chronicle, the nation’s longest running, locally produced news magazine. She also received a New England Emmy award for her work at WCVB.
Moderator: Clark Merrefield, senior editor at The Journalist’s Resource