Broadcast
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Broadcast journalism is no walk in the park, every story takes weeks to prepare, film, and edit. I have spent countless hours before school, after school, during lunch and have made countless coaches and teachers irritated by my tardiness. The feeling I get after I complete a story is addictive and keeps me coming back for more. What I enjoy most about broadcast is the planning that goes into creating a story. Before any filming is done I will write a script, interview questions, and b-roll shot ideas. After I have gathered my interviews and b-roll I begin to edit. Editing is a character building process; nothing ever goes as planned and electronics always have fits. I have been forced to be patient at times when I want to lose it the most, and have become an expert problem solver to unknown technical difficulties. Throughout all the pain and tears of broadcast, developing a story that makes a person day, changes someone's opinion, or educates someone is worth every second of it.
After various threats to Cody High School and national school shootings, my school adopted ALICE. ALICE is an active shooter response training for teachers and students. I came in one Saturday to film the training of ALICE. I wanted to follow this story because it showed the measures the school was taking to become safer. I had many teachers come up to me and thank me for reporting on this story because they wanted students to be informed about ALICE.
The teacher Mrs. Denning is making a difference at Cody Middle School. She has brought an entirely new program to the school that allows young students to explore broadcast and music. I wanted to put Mrs. Denning in the spotlight that she deserved by making this video. Teachers work on and off the clock to make education more beneficial for all types of students. Not every student is wired for book work and Mrs. Denning understands that. This video showed my community the talents that students hold beyond pen and paper. The middle schoolers in this story were bouncing off the walls with excitement to show what they are made of. I enjoyed filming and editing this piece because the passion these students have for music and broadcast was evident. My favorite stories are ones that are drippings with passion and excitement.
Cody's local animal shelter was seeking donations for a new building. I was surprised to hear that our shelter was in need of a new building and decided to cover this story in hopes to help them raise more money.
I enjoy supporting local businesses and organizations as they do so much for our community. I give back to them by creating these videos to advertise what they offer to my community. The owner of the Gallagher Corn Maze was so grateful for the feature and advertising.
I feel students forget that teachers have lives outside of the classroom, so any opportunity I get to show teachers creative side I take advantage. Mrs, Jackson is a CHS Para with a talent and passion for tie-dye that shows her artistic side outside of the school walls.
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Last year the CHS School Board had drafted a policy that would allow teachers to conceal carry on campus. This policy was not well known by the school and considering the large impact it would have on students I felt they should be aware of it. So I decided to cover this story to educate my fellow students on what was being discussed amongst our school board. This policy has since then been approved and our campus now allows teachers to conceal carry firearms.
After my first story about the CKA Policy I wanted to do a follow-up video, but from a different perspective. In this video, I gathered student opinions about the policy so the students at all my school could understand the policy in a relatable way.
This video is a feature on my beloved journalism teacher Mrs. Quick. I jumped on the opportunity to do a feature on Mrs. Quick because she has gone above and beyond for me that this was the least I could do for her.
There are hundreds of bullying PSA's on the internet, but there had never been one shown on CHS Wired. I took the opportunity to be the first to do a PSA on bullying to raise awareness in my school.
This piece is far from journalistic, but it represents my humor the best. This short "mocumentry" is one of my first ever videos I have made. It was inspired by an article that incidentally mocked a friend of mines height by calling him "Little Big Man".
I heard about a new bus policy when a bus driver was explaining that there was a new policy that would be enforced due to students being harmed on bus trips. I wanted to cover this story to inform my student body of the upcoming change in traveling, but I found out that some coaches themselves were not aware of the policy. So I decided to appeal more to the coaches because they would be in charge of enforcing the rules and it may change the way they coach. My goal was to leave coaches and students knowing not just of the policy, but of what it entails and why it was put in place.
I met Soffy Anderson through a mutual sport and quickly learned she was a student with a secret talent. Anderson was a high school student by day, and unknown poet by night. I was astonished by her talent and ambition and felt it should be shared with our school. This feature helped a shy writer become more confident in her work.
Apart from filming and editing, I am in front of the camera at times. In this CHS Wired Holiday edition, I took a shot at anchoring for the first time.