WUSA’s Scott Broom joins the NSC TV Faculty

Scott Broom a  Digital Correspondent at WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. is a new breed of electronic journalist whose work is now featured at the Newseum as an example of the dramatic changes occurring in the media business.
After 26 years as an Emmy Award winning traditional “coat and tie” TV reporter, he is now tasked with accelerating the television news industry’s shift from traditional  broadcasting to high-volume web-based, video, and text communications.  As a "One Man Band" he has reported single-handedly in the most challenging environments including from Port au Prince Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake.  Scott is an expert in how digital media are changing the local TV news landscape. 
“The crew is gone,” Scott explains, “I work alone, shooting and editing my own video. I write and deliver content on all platforms all the time. I file text, video, and photo updates to the Internet throughout the day via wireless broadband.