5th Time’s a Charm!
I’ve been waiting to write this entry.
There’s a funny thing about news, sometimes stories don’t work, video comes back worse than expected, or other unforeseeable events happen to throw a wrench into your otherwise routine day.
Your story or video or idea gets “killed” as we say in the industry.
I’m discovering that one of the tools we use in news for certain stories is less than reliable.
I’ll spend the majority of the day working on a story, preparing to go live on location with that big News13 truck you’ve probably seen roam the streets once in a while. So excited about doing my first live shot last week, I scrambled to finish and drive out to pier park for a story on the pier’s reconstruction.
What I learned was how many factors go into that 20-30 seconds of live action that must be precise in order for it to be successful.
Low satellite signals, inclement weather, and timing all play large roles into getting it on air.
Over the past two weeks, I learned about every one of these things as I anticipated going live for a second, third, and fourth time. But finally, today I can say I’ve gone live on location!
It was fun :)
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About Me
I was born and raised just outside the nation's capital in northern Virginia, and recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a major of Broadcast Journalism and minor in International Relations. I studied abroad for a while in Italy and also traveled to Shanghai, China for a journalism class. During college I worked at CBS6 in Richmond, VA as well as FOX5 in Washington D.C. I'm glad to be in sunny Florida and look forward to making Panama City my home for the next few years...
Recent Entries:
- A Death, a Birth, and a New Year
- Difficult Times to Give Thanks
- World of Couch Potatoes
- Trying the Trolley - Day 5
- Trying the Trolley - Day 4
- Trying the Trolley - Day 2
- Trying the Trolley - Day 3
- Trying the Trolley - Day 1
- A Year-Old Newby
- Throwing a Bone
- Relay for Life a Success!
- Sometimes Too Removed
- Those Born Without Wings Should Jump Instead
- Those Born Without Wings Shouldn’t Fly
- February Sweeping me off my Feet
Other News13 Blogs:
- The Casual Historian - Larche Hardy
- Derby Girl - Enocha Van Lierop
- The Newby - Jessi Chapin
- Gainesville, Georgia's All American Girl - Tuquyen Mach
