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Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is a great form of storytelling. It's one thing to tell a story with words, but balancing that with video, audio, and words is much more complicated. I haven't had too much experience with broadcast and I want to change that in the future.
The Embrace
Left: This video is by far my best broadcast video ever. While at the National Scholastic Press Conference in 2023, I attended a pre-con workshop in broadcast. I partnered with my friend Janie Ripps, and we tasked ourselves with covering controversial art, using The Embrace as our main point for this 1-minute video. Though I can say our interview videos are rough, our audio was wind-blown and one of our shots was shot on 0.5x accidentally. But in one afternoon we accomplished a lot. This video is easily my top 5 favorite projects I have done as a journalist ever.
Stand up clip
Left: In this video is a clip of the stand-up attempt I did in Journalism I. For this project, we had to take a written news story and do a stand-up for the lead and conclusion. I got to dress up, which I enjoy, and do my best to talk confidently and with my hands to engage audiences. Along with the stand, we took B-roll shots, and since our story was about the poor condition of the bathrooms, we had various bathroom B-roll shots. T and I like a reason to wear a suit.
Don't be late: PSA
Left: In this video clip is a PSA I did in freshman year with two partners, Jaynie Gonzalez and Aliyah Wymbs. We wanted to do the topic of students being late to class but as a skit. I starred as the kid who is late to everything, and as he grows up, he is even late to his funeral. This video has a lot of rough edges, but it has some real humor in it. From this video, I learned a bit more about how much you have to commit to a skit if you are going to do a skit. I also learned a lot about the work that goes into broadcasting during the storyboarding stages.
Broadcast notes
Left: In this photo is a screenshot of the notes I took at AJ Chamber's session, "It's not the Wand, it's the Wizard, Harry," at the 2024 fall conference of the Georgia Scholastic Press Association. I don't have much broadcast experience, so when I see a good session for it, I make a point to attend. I enjoyed this session because it taught me a good format to follow in shots: wide, medium, tight x3. I also learned good rules, like "Zoom with your feet, not the camera," and "Begin with best video, best sound." I look forward to more broadcast projects in the future where I can continue to apply this knowledge.
Personal Narrative
Left: This photo and button are from a podcast I made in tenth grade about my experience growing up with religious family members. To create this piece, I had to write the script, record each section individually, then edit the audio clips together. I also added some royalty-free music underneath that complimented the words I spoke. This shows my skills in broadcasting through the editing side of podcasts. Without good audio in your videos, you have nothing so I think that audio editing is the first step.
Final Thoughts
Broadcast is so fun. At my publication, we don't do a lot of broadcasts. , but when we get the chance, we really have fun with it. As seen in the videos I included here in this section.
When at conferences, I attend at least one broadcast session to expand my skill set, as shown in my notes. I also included a skit/PSA I made during my freshman year, which, while rough around the edges, shows a lot of promise.
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