According to a report by the website smartaboutmoney.com,
buying on layaway, that thrifty practice your parents and grandparents
knew so well, still has a pulse in the marketplace. And as the holiday
shopping season draws near, shoppers of all income levels are
considering the option.
Some
retailers may be more sanguine about credit than others and want to
steer their customers into their exclusive credit arrangements. But
there is an opportunity for shoppers to make smart buys through layaway,
the report says.
At least 50 people were arrested Thursday morning as hundreds of
protestors from Zuccotti Park in New York City clashed with police en
route to the New York Stock Exchange, according to a New York Times report.
The arrests are the latest in the Occupy Wall Street saga, which has
unfolded this week in boisterous fashion with the arrests of several
journalists and the blockading of other reporters.
RTDNA recently spoke with legal counsel Kathy Kirby over email, who
offered several tips for journalists covering protests and a few items
for what to do in the event that an arrest happens...
(On Wednesday, November 16, the Radio Television Digital News
Association sent the following letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and
to the Public Information Officer of the U.S. Supreme Court.)
The Honorable John G. Roberts
Chief Justice of the United States
The Supreme Court
1 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20543
Dear Mr. Chief Justice:
This week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments
over Congress’ authority to mandate health insurance coverage under
President Obama’s health care reforms. As described by the Associated
Press, “the case could become the high court's most significant and
political ruling since its 5-4 decision in the Bush v. Gore
case nearly 11 years ago.” On behalf of the more than 3,000 members of
the Radio Television Digital News Association (“RTDNA”), I am writing to
ask the Court for permission to provide pooled television and audio
coverage of the oral arguments in this case scheduled for next March...
Recently it was my pleasure to contact the RTDNF scholarship and
fellowship winners for 2012. The excitement I heard in their voices on
finding that they had successfully captured this distinction was both
rewarding for me as well as a reminder of the bright young people who
constantly join themselves to our profession.
These scholarship and fellowship winners have an enthusiasm for the
news business, whether that’s on the television, radio, or digital
platform. We veterans are very willing to share our expertise and
knowledge with them but more is needed. Thanks to the generosity of so
many of you the Radio Television Digital News Foundation awards more
$34,000 annually through its scholarship and fellowship program...
RTDNA last week joined the National Association of Broadcasters in
filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court urging the
high court to affirm that the FCC's indecency policy is
unconstitutionally vague.
A case that began with celebrities Cher and Nicole Richie uttering
expletives on television has the potential to pit broadcast-style
indecency regulation against more recent rulings that the First
Amendment forbids similar restrictions on the Internet and cable
television. Whether the Court will focus narrowly on the Commission’s
indecency rules or more broadly on the constitutionality of extending
varying levels of First Amendment protection to different media remains
to be seen, but the court’s decision is likely finally to decide the
long-running debate over the constitutionality of the FCC’s indecency
enforcement practices...
I received an email this week from a listener angry enough to write
the most common threat I hear from my public radio audience, “I will
never donate to your station again!”
We hadn’t libeled or defamed this man. We didn’t misquote him or
make an error in a story he thought was important. He wasn’t even
accusing us of left-or-right wing bias.
What prompted this man’s anger was our reporting about a bill in the
Michigan legislature. Right now in Michigan it’s not technically
illegal for a teacher to have sex with a high school student if the
student is also an adult. Lawmakers want to change that...
From Poynter's Julie Moos - "After twelve years of blogging at Poynter, Jim Romenesko has submitted his resignation and I have accepted it. Jim has decided he’s ready for a fresh start now — seven weeks before he was scheduled to become a part-time employee and start his own blog.
His decision comes after Poynter.org published a story about questionable attribution in Jim’s posts. I’ve closely followed the reaction to this on Twitter, Facebook and the comments on our site and others. I’m relieved that many readers and sources understood Jim’s intent to credit properly and felt fairly treated by him..."
As the holiday season approaches, your audience will be receiving
appeals for charitable donations in their inbox, mailbox, and voicemail.
If they are in a position to give, help them not just throw out money
to whatever causes tug at their heartstrings; encourage them to do their
homework, determine their giving budgets, and put a strategy in place,
according to smartaboutmoney.org.
Smartaboutmoney.org offers several tips for you to pass on to your audience via a package or web story:
1. Pick A Charity or Cause
Select your causes ahead of time to give yourself time to do
research and to not be tempted by all the requests for donations coming
your way...
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Would you have courage to tell you boss no if he or she asked you to
publicly endorse a product if it helped to lock in a sale for the
station?
Last week I really touched a nerve with my column about whether it’s
right or wrong for journalists to read commercial copy on the air, or
come out and publicly endorse a product at the request of the sales
department. My contention is that we have absolutely crossed the line
when a station decides to sell its journalistic reputation and integrity
to meet dollar objectives...Read More
By Dr. Lydia Reeves Timmins, University of Delaware
Ahh, ethics. Most journalists think about them, some more than
others. This week, my class of 29 budding journalists has been
discussing ethics scenarios and cases. Some I pull from places like
Poynter, while others are stories I did and I ask for their analysis.
To lead a discussion on privacy, I showed one of my dumpster diving
stories. We discussed whether the information (legally but grossly)
obtained was useful. They decided that the potential impact on audience
members was important enough to warrant my efforts (whew!) But they
didn’t think that people who go through celebrities’ trash were right.
So, good! Some distinctions already!...
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By Ryan G. Murphy, RTDNA Digital Media Editor
(On Wednesday, November 16, the Radio Television Digital News
Association sent the following letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and
to the Public Information Officer of the U.S. Supreme Court.)
By Kathy Kirby, Wiley Rein LLP 
By Vincent Duffy, RTDNA Chairman-Elect
As the holiday season approaches, your audience will be receiving
appeals for charitable donations in their inbox, mailbox, and voicemail.
If they are in a position to give, help them not just throw out money
to whatever causes tug at their heartstrings; encourage them to do their
homework, determine their giving budgets, and put a strategy in place,
according to 
By Mark Willis, RTDNA Region 6 Coordinator
By Dr. Lydia Reeves Timmins, University of Delaware
