Sean Streaty

Tip for Hosting Community Convenings: Flipping the Script 👇🏽 Community engagement is about more than just disseminating information. Consider hosting virtual town halls or forums where community members take the lead. Flip the script by making reporters the guests and empowering the community to share their concerns and ideas. This I learned from my time as an engagement trainer for America Amplified🎙️ Was your last virtual event engaging? Tell me about it. 🗣️#CommunityEngagement #VirtualEvents

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Would you want a "digital resurrection" of your lost loved one? Check out our latest Media Minute from KMOX | Audacy and Julie Smith

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A months-long investigation from my colleagues and I at KMOV-TV pulls back the curtain on a teen's death that made national news three years ago. There are twists and turns. There are huge gaps that have never been answered. This feature, with never-seen investigative documents, is the most detailed account ever published of what happened to Derontae Martin. Our goal was to lay out the case from as many angles as we could. Here it is, in a completely different light than ever before: https://rb.gy/djqn4s

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Did you know that Mississippi Black Pages (MBP) has a fantastic blog? We're thrilled to share valuable insights, inspiring stories, and resources to support Black-owned businesses in Mississippi and beyond. https://lnkd.in/gzh2AKGK From success stories to industry trends, our blog covers it all! Whether you're an entrepreneur, business owner, or just passionate about community empowerment, there's something for everyone. Stay informed, inspired, and connected with MBP's blog. Follow us for regular updates and be part of the conversation! 💬 Check out our latest articles and join the journey toward economic empowerment and success. Let's thrive together! #MississippiBlackPages #MBPBlog #BlackBusinessCommunity #EconomicEmpowerment #BusinessSuccess #StayInformed #StayConnected

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Marketing is always on point for these films.

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🚨 Don't Miss Out! 🚨 Attention all podcasters! Are you tired of stumbling into the same old pitfalls? Ready to take your podcast to the next level? Then mark your calendars because we have a FREE webinar coming up this Thursday, May 2nd, at 7 PM! 🎙️ Join us for "The 5 Podcast Pitfalls to Avoid" webinar hosted by Master Podcast Coach Sonja Keeve and discover: 1️⃣ How to steer clear of common mistakes that can hinder your podcast's success. 2️⃣ Proven strategies to captivate your audience and keep them coming back for more. 3️⃣ Insider tips from seasoned podcasters who have navigated these pitfalls firsthand. Whether you're a newbie podcaster or a seasoned pro, this webinar is packed with valuable insights to elevate your podcasting game! Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best in the biz. Ready to take the leap towards podcasting success? Secure your spot now by registering here: bit.ly/pitfallwebinar24 Spaces are limited, so act fast! See you there! 🎧✨ #PodcastPitfalls #Webinar #PodcastingSuccess

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Facilitating – so much more than just managing a meeting. With my Community Broadcasting hat on, I recently spent the day being ’facilitated’. Bryce Ives had the challenge of leading a bunch of talkative diverse humans in an important discussion about the future of media, and boy did he do a great job! It got me thinking more about the art and skill of facilitating productive gatherings. Facilitation is a dry word to describe a process that is really quite magical. You have heard of 'cat herding'. Wrangling humans - particularly large numbers of humans - is even trickier! You might be thinking, how do I do that? You might even be terrified to try that for the first time. Learning at the feet of some inspiring facilitators (hello Heidi Martin, Kevin Nuttall, Randall Pearce, Paul Taylor, Nancy Hromin, Kate Chaffer and many more), here are a few tips if you find yourself in the facilitation hot seat for the first time: Be crystal clear about the outcome.🎯 What are you here to do? State it up front, test it with everyone, revisit it as the session goes on. There is nothing more dispiriting than a gab fest with no outcome. Bite sized chunks are your friend. 🧩 Plan the session ahead of time and don’t try to squeeze in too much. Imagine the session like you are giving directions – first you go here, then you go there. After a series of steps you get to the outcome. Try walking and talking. 👨🏼‍🦽 If ever I need ideas, I walk. Taking a stroll with a partner is a relaxed way to have a chat. Send your participants in pairs for a trot around the block and be surprised at what they come back with. Keep it pacey and upbeat. 🙂 Dwelling too long on anything is the enemy of good facilitation. ‘Hit it with pace’ as my favourite Bachelor used to say. Respect the group's time and energy. ⏱️ Keep an eye on the clock and check in on energy levels as you go. And beware the dreaded ‘afternoon slump’ - not even the mints will get you through that! Bonus tip – if you are wanting to upgrade your facilitation skills, enrol in Waterfield’s 'Rapid Consensus' course and thank me afterwards. 🙏🏾 I'd love to hear more of your best facilitation tips in the comments.

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If you want to be a great #podcast host, my friend Lee Schneider has a terrific program that can help you! He's a savvy podcast vet, intelligent and great guy and he's a former writer on the 1980s hit cartoon, ThunderCats! He's got it all! 😀 Check out the link below to find out more information about his program! #podcasting #podcasts

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In terms of how the storytelling product is for those who are entering their first news market, I think a lot of us who've been out of college before COVID didn't realize how journalism students learned how to write, shoot and edit during the pandemic. At least those who were experienced in the journalism field, had a strong or a way better background on how to write, shoot and edit unlike those college students who were navigating how to do journalism during an actual pandemic, just like the rest of the news industry. Also, you don't write, shoot or edit every semester you're in college. I volunteered through my mass communication school to do events so I can get hands on with a camera my first semester of college. Most mass comm students at my alumni didn't touch a camera until second semester of your sophomore year. So I imagine that those who went to school during the pandemic will get better overtime but it's going to be tough for them and those who are in college now, will be just fine as things are still getting back to a sense of normalcy in mass comm schools. The big cause of people not being interested in journalism is MONEY. As a first generation college student who before I went to college, was sleeping on deflated air mattresses with holes using it as a layer between me and the floor 12 years ago, I was used to not having any money. My first two gigs in the Richmond, VA market I was making $10 an hour as a part-time editor and either $32-35k at my first full-time job as a photog. Too broke to really go far outside of Richmond unless I planned a year in advance and made too much to get food stamps or any government assistance. If I didn't start my news career ten minutes driving from my mother's trailer, who knows if I would still be in news today. I had to Doordash before I worked a 2:30pm-11:30pm shift before the pandemic started. Richmond is a market that hovers in the mid-50's and when I got my first Baltimore TV job, I was making 45k. Baltimore is a market that usually hovers in the mid-lower 20's. To me at that time as someone who wasn't used to making a lot of money, it was a big jump in the pay I was getting. Of course, when you move to a bigger city, the more expensive everything gets. It wasn't until I got to my second Baltimore station, my fourth station, where I'm finally making a livable wage and that came after earning a raise being at a union station. I'm worried about the current talent pool of future journalist because we're always in need of great journalist, but the salaries at most TV stations doesn't balance out with the need for every day living essentials we have to have. I knew that starting out, you're not going to make that much money in journalism. Many professors said that while I was in college. But you can't expect people to take jobs in news when they're trying to combat the effects of inflation, especially on student loans and trying to have every day living essentials.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  ARNOLD “ARNIE” WEISS’ STATEMENT ON JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY MIAMI, FL (JUNE 19, 2024) – Today we celebrate the final emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865 more than two and a half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.   Even though it would not be until December when the 13th amendment would end slavery throughout the United States it is important that we take time to not only celebrate the joy of freedom but also to remember the lengths to which those who opposed it were willing to go to preserve slavery. Unfortunately, we currently find ourselves in a climate where these same forces obstruct progress and threaten with violence (and in some cases actions) if they do not get the political outcomes they want.  This is why we have a 6-3 Supreme Court that doesn’t reflect the political or demographic realities of a country where a majority has voted Democratic in 7 of the last 8 Presidential Elections.  These same people continue to gerrymander districts and limit the voices of blacks, browns, and all people who do not agree with them.  They have kept women from attaining equality under the Constitution and continue to chip away at their rights to privacy and to make their own medical decisions. The people of Miami-Dade face a real choice in August and I know that they will vote for me because I have a plan for actually working to improve accessibility to the ballot box for all legally eligible voters; and protecting the ideals that all Americans and the Democratic Party should stand for.  Willis Howard has made it clear that he will keep the status quo at the Department despite the obvious and significant budget and leadership consequences of just building on top of the existing structure.  JC Planas has spent his entire career fighting to protect and further the voting goals of the Republican Party and also promises to maintain the status quo at the Department.  ###  For more information and press inquiries please contact: media@arnieweiss.com

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Destini Harris (She/Her) brings up a great point. No matter your line of work, everyone’s journey is different. Sure, you have to learn new skills along the way, but don’t hold yourself to a strict chart of course. Be willing to change the sails at times. In TV News, I often tell students and those starting out to forget market size. Look at the city/region itself. Doesn’t fit your lifestyle? Is it where you want to be? Can you build a life there outside of work? There are stations in small markets that can pay well over time, and stations in large markets that don’t pay well at all. Market size number - not anyone else’s path — dictates your own potential success.

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It would appear that the “new realities” public radio has been discussing for years have arrived, and they have our full attention. Audiences are down in most places, deficits are mounting and staff are being cut, and the editorial heart of our news coverage is in question. As Programming leaders, the question of the moment is, “what now?” We can “admire the problem,” or we can act. On April 24 at 2p CT, Paragon and Listen Again Tomorrow want to start a conversation - ideas for "what now". What meaningful steps can the programming community take individually and together to respond to this new reality? RSVP at listenagaintomorrow at gmail We imagine April 24th as the first of three sessions - earning back the core, new things for new audiences, and scalable/sustainable digital. If you’d like to join this first conversation, send an email to listenagaintomorrow at gmail with the subject line “what’s next,” and a topline response (2-3 sentences) to the question below. We’ll pick 2-3 responses to highlight and discuss on Zoom. Space is limited (because Izzi has a cheap Zoom plan), so RSVP soon. Question for April 24 - How might we (as stations, NPR and other content providers, and as leaders shaping the culture of our organizations) earn back 50% of the audience most stations have lost in the past few years? What this is NOT - a sales thing for Paragon and Listen Again. We’re interested in ideas about action, not pitching work. We will also not be directly discussing the Berliner essay. We look forward to thinking and evolving together. Izzi Smith, Listen Again Tomorrow (listenagaintomorrow at gmail) Mike Henry, Paragon

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He's Baaaaccck!!! AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "VOICE OVER MAN"!!! Starring the voices of Marc Graue Joshua Seth Heath Martin & Debbie Munro This Is "The GENIE IN THE BOTTLE"!!! #voiceover #everbody #highlights #followers #voiceacting #volife #voiceactress #voiceactor #comedy #laughter #funnyvideoes #parody #LaughOutLoud #laughing #voiceover #voiceovercomedy

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Here is the fourth Tough Love Tuesday video! Topic: Knowing the industry you’re getting into. Real. Raw. Authentic. Just me at my desk telling you things you need to hear (not want to hear.) This series is for #students, #recentgrads, or those who are just starting out in their careers. Also, #news, #journalism, #massmedia, #communication #professors and #teachers, feel free to share these videos in your classrooms! The overall goal here is to help young professionals achieve their dreams and become successful!

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Ten years ago today Bell Media pulled the plug after only seven months on its only experiment in a new format for national news. The rise and fall of #KNLive taught me a lot about innovating in large legacy media organizations. Among the lessons: 1. Hire hard working restless people who want to prove something. 2. Lead with an understanding of mission and 'voice'. 3. Be brave in creation. You can easily abandon what doesn't work. 4. Don't show the world the work until you're comfortable. Not polished or even confident, just comfortable. 5. Manage and engage those in the organization threatened by innovation. 6. Build and nurture corporate alliances. 7. Legacy models will seek to self-preserve in a crisis. 8. When hard choices need to be made, make them quickly and fairly. 9. Fall in love. 10. Be ready for heartbreak.

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