Ted Land | Reporter | Video Journalist
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NLGJA Presentation

Along with some TEGNA colleagues, I did a presentation at the 2019 conference of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. We talked about how solo video journalists and reporters can improve their stories, get closer to the emotion, and survive the stresses of TV news.

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Suicide Prevention Award

I won the 2018 Washington Award for Excellence in Coverage of Mental Health and Suicide. Judges with Forefront Suicide Prevention, a leading public health authority at the University of Washington, said "the segment talked about its strong sense of community, the hope it offers, the discussion of stigma, and how to reduce it."
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Book Contributor

I contributed ideas and expertise to the recently published book, "The Solo Video Journalist: Doing it All and Doing it Well in TV Multimedia Journalism."

Author Matt Pearl, an exceptional solo video journalist at WXIA-TV in Atlanta, consulted me for the chapter on writing.

I shared tips on how to craft a quick, concise, memorable story, without overthinking the words that complement the pictures. 

​https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Video-Journalist-Multimedia-Journalism/dp/1138657328

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Alumni Spotlight

The University of Illinois College of Media featured me in its Alumni Spotlight column, I shared some thoughts on what my job is like, and how I am able to overcome the many challenges that come my way: ​https://illinois.edu/blog/view/6529/559472

Keynote Speaker

The Illinois Journalism Education Association invited me to be their keynote speaker for their annual conference.

https://illinoisjea.org/7460/press-on/ijea-news/broadcast-journalist-ted-land-to-headline-ijea-fall-conference-sept-14/
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Celebrating 150 Years of Illinois

The News-Gazette in Champaign, Illinois recently asked distinguished alumni to share a cherished memory of their time at U of I. Here's mine:

http://uofi150.news-gazette.com/#people/ted-land

Telling the Story Podcast

Click here to listen to a podcast interview I did with WXIA-TV's Matt Pearl in 2014, shortly after winning the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Writing.

"...he received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for writing in small-market TV, all thanks to stories he produced at WSBT-TV in South Bend — by himself.

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Let me elaborate. The “small-market TV” category covers reporters, both solo and traditional, who work in any television market outside the top 50. In the category of writing, a backpack journalist bested an entire nation of competition."

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