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Broadcast News

How do you get into tv news?

Me!!!!

  • What are your strongest skills?
  • What are your interests?
  • What makes you happy?
  • Internships, experience

Best. Job. Ever.

"My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made."

-Jorge Ramos

Things to consider:

  • Salary
  • Schedule
  • Location
  • Opportunity for growth

Anchor/MMJ

Multimedia Journalist:

  • Generate story ideas
  • Interviews
  • Shoot video
  • Write stories
  • Edit
  • Post to web
  • Stand ups
  • Live shots

LIGHTS, CAMERA........

Newsroom Team

Anchor:

  • Strict deadlines
  • Work isn't canceled for bad weather!
  • Work on Holidays
  • Crime, hard stories
  • Public criticism
  • Limited jobs
  • Produce show
  • National news
  • Graphics
  • Deliver the news
  • Improvise, break stories as needed

Reporter

Anchor

  • Producer
  • Assignment Editor
  • Videographer
  • Director
  • Audio
  • Graphics
  • Floor Director/Cameras

Common Misconceptions:

  • Hair/make up artist
  • Just "read" the news
  • All about fame & fortune

Sports

Meteorologist

DMA - Designated Market Area

Dream Job

"Geographic areas in which local television viewing is measured by The Nielsen Company."

NYC

#1

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Internships/Experience
  • Contacts!!!!!!
  • HARD WORK
  • Set a goal

LIMA

#187

Telling the Story

The more people watching TVs, the bigger the DMA

  • Research the story
  • Video available?
  • Contacts, interviews
  • Real example, localize the story - does the public care about this? Who?
  • Direction, most important info

Jenna Siffringer Anchor/Producer & MMJ

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