KNEELAND NEWS
KVUE REDEDICATES NEWSROOM TO CAROLE KNEELAND
Austin, Texas – KVUE-TV is dedicating its newsroom to former news director and vice president of news, Carole Kneeland. A journalistic visionary, Kneeland helped establish standards and practices that were ahead of their time. She established criteria for how crime is reported, mentored young journalists, and led with a servant heart. Her spirt lives on through The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism, a training program for news leaders across the country.
VETERAN JOURNALISTS TO JOIN THE KNEELAND PROJECT BOARD
Austin, Texas – Adrienne Roark, president, Content Development and Integration for CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, and Akili Franklin, director, News Management Recruitment for Hearst Television, join the Kneeland Project Board of Directors; both are former Kneeland Fellows.
TALKING TV
TVNewsCheck featured The Kneeland Project on its latest podcast, Talking TV: Improving TV News’ Leaders At The Kneeland Project. The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism just marked its 25th year of training newsroom leaders to be more ethical, empathetic and inclusive in their management. Joan Barrett, president and GM of WCNC Charlotte, N.C., and Anzio Williams, SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal Local, both Kneeland board members, explain its unique value.
25 YEARS OF KNEELAND
AUSTIN, TX – A select group of newsroom managers from across the United States arrives in Austin this week for the 25th-anniversary class of The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism, a program that has worked to strengthen broadcast news leadership and improve local news coverage around the country.
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED
Austin, TX – Shannon Hammel knows the challenges faced by America’s newsrooms having served key roles at TV stations in Dallas, Denver and other markets. She will call on that experience as she takes over this month as executive director of The Carole Kneeland Project.
YOU CAN’T RUN FROM CHANGE
Joan Barrett, Kneeland Board Member and Faculty, is President & General Manager at WCNC Charlotte. In this article, Joan encourages news executives to remember one of the most critical lessons Carole taught: there’s no time like the present to embrace change.
BE BETTER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY
Blaise Labbe, Former Kneeland Board Member and a 2002 Kneeland Fellow, is Group News Director for Sinclair Broadcasting in San Antonio. In this article, Blaise encourages new news executives to “be better today than yesterday” – one of Carole’s driving mottos.
CAROLE’S MOTTO: PUT PEOPLE FIRST
Blaise Labbe, Former Kneeland Board Member, 2002 Kneeland Fellow and Group News Director for Sinclair Broadcasting in San Antonio, shares his thoughts about the future of the industry. Blaise encourages news executives to remember one of the most critical lessons Carole taught: PUT PEOPLE FIRST.
CAROLE KNEELAND: A LIFE OF INSPIRATION
Dave McNeely, lifetime Kneeland board member, author, and long-time political reporter for the Austin American Statesman, was Carole’s husband for the last 15 years of her life. Like many of us who believe that Carole’s spirit, integrity, and values have lived on through The Kneeland Project, Dave believes that the work of our Kneeland Fellows in newsrooms across the country helps keep Carole’s vision alive.
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