Can Corporate Culture Hold Fast Though A Crisis?
What happens when companies try to maintain or even rebuild their culture during and after a crisis? Is culture something that becomes so ingrained in a company’s DNA that for good or bad, it cannot be changed? Or can and will companies adapt their cultures for a reemergence after a crisis, or even a seismic event such as a merger?
By Mary Collins | May 28, 2021 | 5:30 a.m. ET.
As we continue our slow emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, companies of all sizes in the media industry are having to navigate the reestablishment of their culture in the face of employees returning to physical offices, workers asking or choosing to remain in a work from home (WFH) setting, or a hybrid of the two. With all these factors in place, it’s no wonder businesses are scrambling to ensure they have an unshakable company culture as a guidepost.
TV’s Digital Execs On Facing New Frontiers
Digital and content leaders from ABC Owned Television Stations, Tegna, Graham Media Group and Allen Media Broadcasting will chart the industry’s next steps on mobile, desktop, streaming and social media and where the revenue will come from in this June 24 TVN Working Lunch webinar. Register here.
By TVN Staff | May 10, 2021 | 5:28 a.m. ET.
Digital remains a key battleground for broadcasters, and a panel of the industry’s top digital executives will discuss emerging content, UX (user experience) and revenue-generating innovations in Digital Leaders on New Frontiers, a
TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on June 24 at 1 p.m. ET.
TVN Executive Session | For Tegna, A Proactive Take On Hiring, Onboarding During The Pademic
Julie Wolfe, news director at Tegna’s WHAS Louisville, Ky., has tackled hiring and training new personnel during COVID by leaning on pre-pandemic habits. Those include constantly networking even before newsroom positions open, lots of one-on-one communication with new personnel and building a newsroom culture with a ready embrace of digital tools.
By Michael Depp | January 11, 2021 | 5:30 a.m. ET.
This time last year, no news director expected a global pandemic, but Julie Wolfe may have been readier than many when it came.
The news director of Tegna’s ABC affiliate WHAS Louisville, Ky., Wolfe came up through the company’s ranks as a multimedia journalist (MMJ) and digital director before taking the newsroom’s helm. The skills she honed helped put the station on a strong footing during its forced remote transition last year. They’ve also helped her process of hiring and onboard
Julie Wolfe, news director at Tegna’s WHAS Louisville, Ky., has tackled hiring and training new personnel during COVID by leaning on pre-pandemic habits. Those include constantly networking even before newsroom positions open, lots of one-on-one communication with new personnel and building a newsroom culture with a ready embrace of digital tools.
Next week’s CES will feature virtualized presentations of new 8K TV sets, streaming technology and ever-improving home video production tools that will be of interest to broadcasters. Veteran consultant Shelly Palmer says smart TVs will take a leap forward, smartphone tech will pause until post-pandemic mobility returns and huge trade shows like CES itself will never be the same again.