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Pattie Wayne-Brinkman
She worked as a freelance cinematographer and videographer. Requires work under extreme working conditions and heavy lifting.
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Paul Boscarino
Station Manager and Director of Sales for Clear Channel Radio ofGrand Rapids, Michigan who changed his major from dj to sales manager.
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Brian Demay
Webmaster. Discusess that he updates morning shows, ensures family-friendiness. Learning basics of web design is especially important.
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Tips for electronic journalism
- Be prepared to:
- make squat
- know all the jobs
- work crummy hours/holidays
- roll with the punches
- be all knowing
- competitive
- picked apart
- local celebrity
- wishing for more
- most exciting career imaginable
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Cara Stern Carriveau
Began in Clare, Michigan. Now works in Chicago for top-rated rock station. Reads men's magazines and sports because largest portion of audience.
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Attitudinal Research
Reveals reactions, reasons for action. As revealed in their attitudes toward programming and advertisements.
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Focus Groups
Small panels that gain insights about people's motivations through informal discussion interview sessions.
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Program analyzers
Devices which enable test group members to express favorable, neutral or unfavorable reactions by pushing buttons at regular intervals on cue. Ultimately shows where viewers' change interest.
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Auditorium testing
Staged theater previews where reactions and discussions show viewer reactions.
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Billboard
Gets results by calling media stores and asking for most popular
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Q-Scores
A form of audience measurement that estimates image (familiarity and likability) rating of major performers, artists and the popularity of specific programs among various demographic groups.
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ENG (Electronic News Gathering)
1-2 people, tripod, camera and simple lighting with a microphone. Lacks a lot of control. Capturing event as it occurs. News/Sports/Breaking News Events. Traveling and capturing events as they happen.
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Film Style Productions
Patterned after motion picture production. High-end network production (sitcom), motion pictures and commercials. Actors, lighting, scripts.
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Studio Productions
Productions that are inside of a studio. Nightly news, ESPN, Inside Edition. Television shows in front of a live studio audience. 4-5 camera people, scripted.
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Floor Director
Director's assistant in the studio. Tell talent when to talk, when to go on, tell them time.
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Technical Director
Operates video switchers. Each camera has a different button. Instant replay for events. Visual effects have a button on switchboard.
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Computer Graphics
Multiple names, hired based on the program they're capable of using.
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Camera operators (studio or hard cameras and handhelds)
Big cameras typically on tripods. Handheld go on shoulder.
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Tape/EVS operator
Play news packages, commercials, operate what is playing on the television. Instant replay for sports
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Principals of journalism
Accuracy, Balance, Objectivity, Ethics
ABOE(A Bowl Of Eggs)
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News director
Manager who hires, determines stories, makes ultimate decisions about ethical controversial topics
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Executive producers
Resolves issues between different daypart producers and makes final decision.
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Assignment editor
Often intern/college student to become reporter or producers. Works at news desk. Watches other news stations for breaking news.
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News desk
Answer phones for people calling in news station, calls other source to ensure accuracy. Listens to police scanners.
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Producers
Determine what's going on newscast, what stories will be covered, different producer for different times of news
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Field Producers
Investigative journalism, work on a news report overtime, not breaking news.
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Reporters
Interview, deliver news, write news stories.
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Photog
Shoots video footage
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Editors
Edit national news pieces
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Writers
Usually prodcer does writing, sometimes large stations have a writer.
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Things to know when starting off journalism career
Start off small, long hours/low pay, doing several jobs at once, exposure to intense subject matter, subject to public critism/praise, deadline pressure, celebrity, learn a lot, contribute to society
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