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Alien abductee email news tip

Posted by Misty Montano on Saturday, July 10, 2010, In : Assignment News Desk 
“John Doe

Denver
555-555-55555
Granting an on air t.v. interview about alien abductions.  An abductee requesting an interview.  How does this work?  Can someone contact me to explain the process.  555-555-5555 and ask for John Doe over at No Name Modeling & Talent Agency”

Yes, the above is indeed a news tip/request that the station received last week via email.  To protect the identity of the tipster, I changed the name and a few other details.  All of my changes are in italics.

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Playing it safe with news tips

Posted by Misty Montano on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, In : Assignment News Desk 

This afternoon the news desk received two very viable news tips.  I was unable to confirm either tip.  My gut tells me that tomorrow, both tips will be a story.

 

It’s frustrating when this happens.  I can only do so much from the news desk like make as many calls as possible until I reach anyone who will give me an answer.  If the answer is no comment or no that’s incorrect, I’m stuck. 

 

I’m on the news desk communicating through email, phone calls and even Twitter.  None of th...


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Journalism in a Social Media World

*I have combined my two media blogs to make On the News Desk the permanent home for both.  All future posts will be here.  You can click above link to access & search previous blogs.

Misty Montano


Evolving Journalist I am an assignment editor at CBS4 News in Denver and a journalist using social media. Daily and breaking news coverage changes moment by moment, often leaving me surprised at how we actually get a newscast on the air! Social media has and is changing the world of journalism. When young kids come for a tour at the station I tell them, to think of me as they would think of their teachers. Internally I'm thinking, "you have no idea how similar a newsroom is to the classroom!" This is my blog on the craziness and adventures of the newsroom and my thoughts on media using social media.

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