For the last few years at this time of the year, we’ve departed from our usual coverage of legal and policy issues to talk about something else – broadcasters giving back. With Giving Tuesday upon us, we wanted to urge our readers to consider ways to give back to our industry. I guess it is now a tradition, so we’ll do it again this year and suggest some of the many ways we can express our thanks to the industry in which we work.
Broadcasters have long been known for their service to their communities, service benefitting individuals and groups across the country. While broadcasters are always giving back to their communities and should be celebrated for that, those of us who make our living in some aspect of the industry should recognize that there are plenty of ways for us to give back as well – both to those associated with the industry who have fallen on hard times, and to those who need assistance in obtaining education and training to enter the media industry we so appreciate. We should all be thankful for jobs, friends, and good fortune. But we should also ourselves give back where possible. In the broadcast industry itself, there are many groups doing good work.Continue Reading Giving Back to the Broadcast and Media Industries on Giving Tuesday