January 6, 2014

Today I printed off birthday emails and separated them into the right folder. This made it easier to access the correct day when the birthdays were put on air. People are able to submit their birthdays and a shout out from the news channel for there birthday.

I was shown how to log the tape recorder and edit tapes. Then transfered the data to get it ready for a broadcast at noon. I labeled tapes with the title of the story and wrote down the time code of the clip.

I had the opportunity to watch live news cast from inside the studio. Where guests came in to advertise current events. This particular guest was advertising pet adoption and brought a furry friend to show that it needs a home.

Practicing and assisting news reporters with script writing was fun. I took a real story from the news press release and got it ready for the teleprompter, starting with the main point as the opening tease. Which will be read later on television.

The graphics that are used on air I observed as the designer put them together in Adobe Photoshop. These images were of stocks or people that were convicted of a crime. The image file consists of many layers that make it easier to swap photos in and out of the graphic.