Author: Yasmin Bardales

By Yasmin Bardales

Today the Greene team tackled broadcasting and all the roles that go into making a successful news broadcast. We were each given the opportunity to try our hand at anchoring, directing, filming, and learning how to use the control room equipment. It was an amazing experience because we learned about what tasks each role performs in order for the show to run smoothly.

Learning how to use the equipment from professionals such as Marcy McGinnis and Connie Conway was a great way to develop a better understanding of broadcasting. McGinnis is a producer who worked her way to the top for over 20 years at CBS News and Conway is an award winning reporter for News 12 Long Island. Meeting veterans of the field was truly an honor for the Greene team.

-Yasmin Bardales, Hempstead High School

On the third day of my week in Stony Brook, we were given the opportunity to go out into the field and explore journalistic endeavors. In the morning, my teammates and I interviewed Karen Levitov, the director and curator of the Paul W. Zuccaire Art Gallery on Stony Brook University’s campus. The current exhibition held in the gallery is called Noah W. Andersomn: Black Excellence. Anderson created artwork that captured the success and the grievances of African Americans through the use of digital editing and woven tapestries.

In the afternoon, we visited the Newsday studio and were able to ask professionals about their careers and how they got there. After that, we ended day with the Atlantic League Battle of the Belt between the Long Island Ducks and Staten Island Ferryhawks at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip.

-Yasmin Bardales, Hempstead High School

During my first day at the Robert W. Greene Institute for High School Journalists, I was able to experience my first day of living in Stony Brook’s Hendrix Hall. I saw familiar faces, and met new ones. I was also granted the opportunity to learn history about blogging and how to start doing so on my own.

I have had an interest in blogging for a while now, so this lesson helped me develop a deeper interest in sharing my thoughts and experiences. I look forward to chronicling my experience here at Stony Brook’s campus throughout this week.

– Yasmin Bardales, Hempstead High School

During my second day at the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists, the coordinators of the program had a seemingly endless amount of activities planned for us to do. From learning the structure of an article and how to start a podcast to how to use a professional camera, this day was packed with what I love most about journalism: the range of creativity. Journalism comes in many different forms, such as videography, photography, broadcasting and of course, writing.

We were also given the chance to go outside and snap a few shots of Stony Brook’s campus with our teammates. Sometimes words are not enough to describe nature’s beauty.

— Yasmin Bardales, Hempstead High School