February 20, 2012
The learning never ceases...
Week five seemed like a standstill for the Monday crew. The majority of the day ran very smoothly, however I honestly felt as though we reached some sort of plateau. But this week I was introduced to another method of perfecting my broadcast writing. Conversational writing is key in allowing the audience feel like they're apart of the newscast. My professor assisted me in editing a few scripts, and it made a major difference in the final product. I will definitly use these techniques from now on.
Our three reporters covered the following stories:
1. African American Autism (new research) - pkg
2. Polkinghorn Demolition Complex - pkg
3. Patricia Due Funeral - VO/SOT/VO
4. FAMU enterance sign vandalized - VO/SOT/VO
5. Leon Co. Disaster Reconstruction Forum - VO/SOT/VO
Two of the reporters were assigned packages, while the third reporter worked on three different VO/SOT/VO's. All of the material was newsworthy, and was packaged very well.
Going into the show my rundown was slightly heavy, so I realized the possiblity of dropping a story. Consequently, our news director and myself decided to drop two B-block stories. This put us back on schedule to be off-air by 5:30 p.m. Overall, the show was significantly better than the last. I was happy that we incorporated a live shot, and successfully aired all video.
Next week's goal: Continue to practice conversational writing and incorporate two live shots. Most importantly, pay more attention to details and read through ALL SCRIPTS before printing.
