News Technology
Harlan Neugeboren is CEO of The Workflow & Technology Group. He can be reached at
Harlan@wftgroup.com.
The Ad Slowdown Headache's Only Begun
by Harlan Neugeboren, 12.04.2008
Those big fat ad dollars from your local politician are gone. The economy is failing and the forecast for your ad dollars—online and on-air is bleak. Sounds like a recipe for disaster? Maybe not. More...
Newspaper Cutbacks: An Opportunity?
by Harlan Neugeboren, 10.01.2008
More and more newspaper readers are turning to TV and the Internet for their primary source of news. Yes, TV. More...
The FCC’s Push For Localism
by Harlan Neugeboren, 04.09.2008
The FCC originally granted licenses to broadcasters to serve the public interest. The question is, whose definition are they going to listen to? More...
Training the Next Generation of Journalists
by Harlan Neugeboren, 10.03.2007
“Then let’s put them in a ‘newsroom of the future,’” he said, “where they’ll take their fundamental values and skills and produce content for every conceivable platform possible.” More...
Internet TV: Coming to A Screen Near You...
by Harlan Neugeboren, 04.11.2007
Although my column is about newsroom technology, I have written the last few articles about other forms of distribution to reinforce a point I made a few articles ago. More...
The Customer Is Always Right
by Harlan Neugeboren, 02.07.2007
During the past year, we have seen many changes in the way that viewers use and consume news. More...
The News Professional Case for Going to CES
by Harlan Neugeboren, 11.01.2006
I know that budgets are tight and we all have enough to do in our busy schedules and convincing management to go to yet another tradeshow may be impossible, but the Consumer Electronics Show is probably the one show besides NAB More...
Technology Can Be Used To Free Up Resources
by Harlan Neugeboren, 09.06.2006
All of us do things in newsrooms that tie up valuable resources which could otherwise be used for newsgathering. This can be changed by looking at what we do in our newsrooms with the attitude: "is this the best way to do it or More...
Shifting to Server & Nonlinear Production
by Harlan Neugeboren, 03.09.2005
I would like to point out the benefits of switching to server-based production and some of the hidden traps if you do not look at the workflow and implement servers properly. More...
Why Do I Need to Change What I'm Doing?
by Harlan Neugeboren, 01.05.2005
In this, and future bimonthly columns, I hope to share some of my experiences, report on what's new in the industry and talk about trends in an effort to foster innovation and change. More...