By Faith Welch
Day 3 was so enjoyable and definitely the most interactive day by far!
I woke up in the morning so excited to learn something new, and I definitely did. We all strutted down to the TV room in our suits, blazers, and dress-to-impress wear.
First things first, we had an amazing conversation with Nicole Sganga, a former member of the Greene Team. Sganga is a CBS News homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. She was an amazing person to hear from, and she really dove deep into the vulnerable parts of journalism, and interviewing people on their hardest days, and being able to connect, and to be authentic.
Next up we got straight into anchoring, reporting, camera work, tele-prompting, and more! The first thing I did was report, it was fun, but definitely a bit nerve racking as well. But I really enjoyed it! My favorite role was definitely directing the floor, being able to give direction, and having a voice meaningful enough that my suggestions, like moving the camera up a bit, or telling the anchor to sit up, are actually implemented because of the role I held. I enjoyed that because my true desire is to do everything I do in perfection; not meaning everything is perfect, but to do my best to get it to as close to perfection as possible. I’m very thankful to Anjali for mentoring me through this process.
After the TV room and a melancholy lunch, we headed to News 12! We learned a lot about the process of how everything gets on air, and the editing, and graphics. It was a really interesting experience! We also got an exclusive view of the broadcast room that I see on my TV every day, which was really cool!
Then we headed back. When we got back we had dinner, and then we headed to the dorms and played some card games with our chaperones, Melanie and Anjali, which was so fun!
Now, I am TIRED!!! And tomorrow is a long day of work and editing, talk to you then.
