There's Learning in Teaching...

Since Saturday, I've been teaching the new sports class students how to produce the sportscasts. It's really made me step back and realize all I've learned since August. So, so many little details go into producing (kind of like the web), and it's very easy to mess one up. So I've picked up patience, even more multitasking skills, and definitely the ability to work under pressure. I can only hope that every step I take in teaching the new students - good or bad - rubs off on them. Because if I make a mistake, I want them to learn from it. And I want them to see how much good communication is SO IMPERATIVE in the newsroom - especially with producing, news OR sports. I used to think I didn't want to be a producer. But that pressure one minute before we're supposed to go on and that satisfaction when the show ends successfully brings such a great feeling of accomplishment. I will be teaching for two more weeks... and I hope the students I'm teaching learn as much as I have about the world of TV when the semester ends.

First Day Back...

Last semester I hosted Opening Drive, an online high school football show, and that was my only internet experience for awhile.

So it's been about a year since I've worked a full web shift - especially news. Today I came in for a five hour shift, and it all came back to me pretty easily. I found out what the reporters were doing, and got right to updating stories from the weekend. I was lucky to be working with Beth Hoag because she's experienced with the web, and she's a convergence reporter, so she was all about adding more content to KOMU.com. We posted closings to the site, and after checking the email a few times I opened a press release about a drug bust. It's been awhile since I've written the news rather than sports, so I really liked the change of pace.

I kept in touch with the reporters and pulled images from their videos to add to their stories (HD images, of course). Then the news began! I always feel like it's a whole day waiting up to those evening shows, and I love seeing what the different reporters finish with at the end of their shifts. After editing video and helping the reporters edit their stories for the web, I called it a day. I just finished recording all of my winter break work, and look forward to a very interactive semester!