Marcus DiPaola·Jan 26Why I Don’t Say The Person’s NameYou may have noticed that it’s very rare that I say a person’s name in my coverage. For example, I will almost always say “the guy in…
Marcus DiPaola·Jun 11, 2025StatementFrom 2013 to 2016 I was a freelance on-camera reporter for Xinhua News Agency. My work appeared on cable TV in China and my primary…
Marcus DiPaola·Jan 3, 2021List of things I don’t talk aboutThis is a supplement to my contact me page. If you came here from anywhere else, please just go read the contact me page.
Marcus DiPaola·Dec 16, 2020Style guideThis is my writing guide. Most major news organizations have a formal and an informal version of this. The informal style comes in the…A response icon1A response icon1
Marcus DiPaola·Nov 29, 2020Understanding local TV newsThis article will leave you with an understanding of how information gets reported on TV at NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox stations. There may be…
Marcus DiPaola·Nov 29, 2020Understanding national TV newsNational TV news is split up into two types of channels: broadcast and cable.
Marcus DiPaola·Nov 29, 2020Understanding sourcingThis article will give you an understanding of how journalists get information about things they did not witness themselves.
Marcus DiPaola·Nov 9, 2020Become a TV reporter, anchor, or producerI started my career as an on-camera reporter at CNC World, a cable TV station that is the Chinese equivalent to CNN, in Chicago, Illinois…
