Breaking%20Into%20Broadcast

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Breaking Into Broadcast
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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

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What is Your Major?

• Journalism
• Communications
• English/Writing
• exceptions

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Newsroom Hierarchy

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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

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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

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What You Need to Do

• Read Newspapers Watch Local News

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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

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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

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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

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Your Advantages

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

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Cons of Broadcast

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

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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

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Where to Find the Job

• www.tvjobs.com
• www.tvspy.com
• www.poynter.org