Don Heider
Biographic Data
| ID | 4907827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Don Heider |
| GIVEN NAMES | Don |
| FAMILY NAME | Heider |
| SIGNATURE | HEIDER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 152 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Product Management in Journalism and Academia
Managing Television News
Managing Television News provides a practical introduction to the television news producer, one of the most significant and influential roles in a newscast. Recognizing the need for formal training in this key role, authors B. William Silcock, Don Heider, and Mary T. Rogus have combined their expertise and experience to shape this essential resource on the responsibilities, demands, and rewards of the news producer position. Their book provides a…
It's About Time
Watchdog or Good Neighbor
After an earlier study found the public’s dominant expectation of the press was to be a good neighbor and not a watchdog, the present study set out to determine what being a good neighbor meant for different segments of the public. The analysis revealed that being a good neighbor was strongly valued by women, African Americans, and Hispanics. Many in these groups wanted more coverage of education, health and medicine, science, and arts and cultur…
What the Public Expects of Local News
A survey found the public does not strongly endorse traditional journalism norms of watchdog and rapid reporting. Furthermore, when opinions of survey respondents and journalists were compared, survey respondents were significantly more likely to say providing a community forum, a public journalism principle, was extremely important. African Americans, Hispanics, women, and adults with less education and income strongly endorsed the public journa…
Minority Journalists' Perceptions of the Impact of Minority Executives
Annual newsroom surveys by industry groups show only miniscule progress in the effort to diversify the nation's newsrooms or to increase the ranks of minority newsroom managers. This survey explores minority journalists’ perceptions about minority executives’ ability to influence news coverage of minorities, and how career satisfaction relates to these perceptions. The findings suggest that minority journalists— regardless of ethnicity, occupatio…
Race and Ethnicity in local Television News
Because local television has become the primary source for news, this study examined race and ethnicity in news stories, story assignments, and source selections. A content analysis of local newscasts found Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans were virtually invisible as anchors, reporters, and subjects in the news. Although African Americans anchored and reported the news in some markets, overall there was segregation in story assignme…
White News
What the Public Expects of Local News
A survey found the public does not strongly endorse traditional journalism norms of watchdog and rapid reporting. Furthermore, when opinions of survey respondents and journalists were compared, survey respondents were significantly more likely to say providing a community forum, a public journalism principle, was extremely important. African Americans, Hispanics, women, and adults with less education and income strongly endorsed the public journa…
Race and Ethnicity in local Television News
Because local television has become the primary source for news, this study examined race and ethnicity in news stories, story assignments, and source selections. A content analysis of local newscasts found Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans were virtually invisible as anchors, reporters, and subjects in the news. Although African Americans anchored and reported the news in some markets, overall there was segregation in story assignme…
Watchdog or Good Neighbor
After an earlier study found the public’s dominant expectation of the press was to be a good neighbor and not a watchdog, the present study set out to determine what being a good neighbor meant for different segments of the public. The analysis revealed that being a good neighbor was strongly valued by women, African Americans, and Hispanics. Many in these groups wanted more coverage of education, health and medicine, science, and arts and cultur…
Minority Journalists' Perceptions of the Impact of Minority Executives
Annual newsroom surveys by industry groups show only miniscule progress in the effort to diversify the nation's newsrooms or to increase the ranks of minority newsroom managers. This survey explores minority journalists’ perceptions about minority executives’ ability to influence news coverage of minorities, and how career satisfaction relates to these perceptions. The findings suggest that minority journalists— regardless of ethnicity, occupatio…
It's About Time
White News
Race and Ethnicity in local Television News
Because local television has become the primary source for news, this study examined race and ethnicity in news stories, story assignments, and source selections. A content analysis of local newscasts found Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans were virtually invisible as anchors, reporters, and subjects in the news. Although African Americans anchored and reported the news in some markets, overall there was segregation in story assignme…
Minority Journalists' Perceptions of the Impact of Minority Executives
Annual newsroom surveys by industry groups show only miniscule progress in the effort to diversify the nation's newsrooms or to increase the ranks of minority newsroom managers. This survey explores minority journalists’ perceptions about minority executives’ ability to influence news coverage of minorities, and how career satisfaction relates to these perceptions. The findings suggest that minority journalists— regardless of ethnicity, occupatio…
Watchdog or Good Neighbor
After an earlier study found the public’s dominant expectation of the press was to be a good neighbor and not a watchdog, the present study set out to determine what being a good neighbor meant for different segments of the public. The analysis revealed that being a good neighbor was strongly valued by women, African Americans, and Hispanics. Many in these groups wanted more coverage of education, health and medicine, science, and arts and cultur…
What the Public Expects of Local News
A survey found the public does not strongly endorse traditional journalism norms of watchdog and rapid reporting. Furthermore, when opinions of survey respondents and journalists were compared, survey respondents were significantly more likely to say providing a community forum, a public journalism principle, was extremely important. African Americans, Hispanics, women, and adults with less education and income strongly endorsed the public journa…
It's About Time
Managing Television News
Managing Television News provides a practical introduction to the television news producer, one of the most significant and influential roles in a newscast. Recognizing the need for formal training in this key role, authors B. William Silcock, Don Heider, and Mary T. Rogus have combined their expertise and experience to shape this essential resource on the responsibilities, demands, and rewards of the news producer position. Their book provides a…
Product Management in Journalism and Academia
Media Studies and Communication (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Journalism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)