Designed using Dispatch. Powered by WordPress. Has a lot of gusto but it can be inadvertently misplaced, given the day of the week and whether or not his health is bad. This person describes the overall newsroom environment as: Organized, Educational, Positive, Fun. Finding the right people to befriend and the right seasoned folks offers a very family-like atmosphere.
The place is rotten and toxic and it stems from the top down. Racism and bullying in the newsroom made the work culture unbearable. I was sexually harassed daily by the photographer and a m a in the sales department. One employee tried to physically fight me over breaking news. They got mad at me for getting Covid⦠when they were forcing us all to keep working in-person during lockdown.
Lockwood is a terrible company to work for!! The gear is crap, you have to share it and people steal. They have zero problem taking your life and soul and making you feel guilty for not doing enough when you devote all your time and energy to them. This person describes the overall newsroom environment as: Unorganized, Negative, Toxic. This person describes the overall newsroom environment as: Organized, Educational, Open to Creative Control.
The station lacks organization and it was always depending on what the other stations were doing for stories. CBS Austin is a revolving door right now. Every department was always understaffed. I felt like we were always doing the same stories over and over and there was never any opportunity to tell good people stories.
It was always news of day and talking to officials. Characters were always found through MOS. I do not recommend MMJing here. MMJs here are time fillers in the C Block and never get to do bigger stories. Those are always left for the reporters. I was always begging for a live shot. Your mental health will be tested at times. One reporter even had to take a leave of absence. The assistant news director was promoted from EP.
