BROADCAST & VIDEO JOURNALISM

Broadcast journalism is a category that presented a challenge for me. I recognize that videos need to be short-form to work with teenagers' short attention spans and keep viewers interested, yet also include audio, good visual quality, and other important elements. While I've experimented with as many forms as I possible, I acknowledge that there is much more for me to learn, a goal I have for myself as a look towards my future in journalism.

Above, I'm interviewing student Libby Emery '24 as part of my mini mic video interviews, which can be viewed below.

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

While most of our interviews are recorded using audio recorders, I've been pushing myself to get out of my comfort zone. One way of doing that is by using a camera to record visuals while also recording the audio part of the interview. See below for my most recent video interviews, formatted as a compilation. In this video, when I wasn't in front of the camera interviewing, I was behind it, filming. After, we made sure to effectively edit the audio, video clips and text.

VIDEO CLIPS

In order to strengthen the media offered on the website, I worked to incorporate video clips alongside photos in stories published. I've both done this in my own reporting and also mentored other staffers to trying it out too.

See below for some examples of vide clips embedded into articles.

SOCIAL MEDIA BROADCAST COVERAGE

Last year was the first year that we used Twitter, now "X," to live-tweet sporting events. For example, when there was a basketball game, I would post quarterly updates, either from the stands themselves or using information posted on MaxPreps. 

As I continued to do this, viewers began to expect this content regularly. So, we decided to establish specific live-tweeters who work alongside editors to keep the social media updated. 

The following pictures are examples of live updates I've posted: