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Title: Breaking%20Into%20Broadcast


1
Breaking Into Broadcast
2
A Little About Me
  • Laura Evans
  • 5pm Producer at KOMO 4 News (ABC)
  • 12 Years In News
  • 10 Years Producing
  • 7 Emmy Nominations
  • 7 Different Stations

3
What is Your Major?
  • Journalism
  • Communications
  • English/Writing
  • exceptions

4
Newsroom Hierarchy

5
Newsroom Hierarchy
  • Producers
  • In Charge of Content
  • Order Stories Run
  • Presentation of Stories
  • Write everything
  • Rundown Example
  • Reporters
  • Focus Generally on One Story a Day
  • Gathers information, Writes, Presents Story
  • Example Story
  • http//www.youtube.com/watch?v8jaRTHEV5tY

6
What You Need To Do
  • Internships
  • Easier Thru University
  • Possible to Get Outside of School
  • Check with the TV Station near you
  • Always Take the Extra Step
  • Be Patient

7
What You Need to Do
  • Read Newspapers Watch Local News

8
What You Need to Do
  • Get Involved
  • School Paper or TV Station
  • SPJ Society of Professional Journalists
  • RTNDA Radio TV News Directors Assoc.
  • NATAS Natl Academy of TV Arts Sciences
  • NPPA National Press Photographers Assoc.
  • Poynter

9
What You Need to Do
  • Pay Attention to Trade Websites
  • www.spj.org
  • www.natas-seattle.org
  • www.nppa.org
  • www.rtnda.org
  • www.poynter.org

10
What You Need to Do
  • Resume
  • Go to Resume Seminar
  • Have some Proof
  • Put as Much about TV/Blogs/Podcasts as possible
  • Clean up Facebook/Myspace Page
  • Change email address if needed
  • Resume Tape
  • Make During Internships
  • Examples of Podcasts, web videos

11
Your Advantages
  • Internet Skills
  • Computer Skills (have own website)
  • Podcasts Blogs
  • Young Hip
  • Access to Small Video Cameras Basic Editing
    Systems

12
Cons of Broadcast
  • Stressful deadlines
  • Moving around
  • Volatile market less is more
  • Contracts
  • Working holidays
  • Working odd shifts changing shifts

13
Pros of Broadcast
  • Work in TV News
  • High paced is fun
  • Not just tell but SHOW stories
  • http//www.komonews.com/home/video/34396819.html?v
    ideopopta
  • Amazing People
  • http//www.komonews.com/news/34127439.html
  • Making the World Better

14
Where to Find the Job
  • www.tvjobs.com
  • www.tvspy.com
  • www.poynter.org
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