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Following his memoir, NewsReal, Ortman’s second book continues to provide a pensive and insightful view into the world of television news as he lived it. It is the perfect read for those of us who wonder how we got to where we are today. While we can never return to the past, an examination of it makes for a more well-informed future.
News Division relives a turbulent timeline of both domestic and international newsgathering, where the 24-hour news cycle became the norm. Tim Ortman continues to provide a pensive and insightful view into the world of television news as he lived it. It is the perfect read for those of us who wonder how we got to where we are today.
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Tim Ortman has spent 35 years - a lifetime, working in television news, having worked for all major U.S television news networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX) and the BBC. As an Emmy nominated and award-winning Cameraman and Producer, his understanding of the overall television production process is comprehensive; with four decades of experience shooting, lighting, editing, story editing, writing and producing. However, his chops were truly made on the front lines of news as part of the Foreign Press Corps. Based in Europe during the 80’s as an impressionable 20-something staff cameraman for NBC News, his understanding of and appreciation for the news biz was formed when the news biz was at its most trustworthy zenith. His globe-trotting travels have taken him on assignments in five continents, covering everything from presidential elections to Papal visits, Olympiads to Olympic Park bombings, war, revolution, famine, terrorist attacks,
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