Misty Montano

I have too much to say to cram it all into one blog. 

Here I collide into all that is me.

The latest from: On the News Desk

Handling a suicide call while on the news desk

A few minutes before the 10pm newscast started on a night in January I answered the phone and found myself talking to a woman threatening suicide.

Anyone know how to deprogram a producer? 

I was quite surprised yesterday when a producer cancelled a live shot without even talking to me about a way to make it happen. "You’ve got me so programmed, you dream killer, I didn’t even think to ask," said the producer in surprise when I told him I had already put a back-up plan to save the live shot in place.

The latest from: Journalism in a Social Media World 

Tweeting with the enemy

Earlier this week I had to take time to think before I responded to two different Tweets to me. One of which I discussed with a manager before answering. I know I did right in my answers, but I still feel, well, dirty about it.

If you're willing collaborative journalism is easy and rewarding

Collaboration is a term being used more these days to describe a wide variety of media partnerships and ways to share information. Almost every article I’ve read regarding the future of journalism involves collaboration. I too believe collaborative efforts will shape the future of news. I believe this because I’m already collaborating with people outside of the newsroom to cover the news where the end result is truly fulfilling.

A Social Media Conversation for Journalists