Day two, week two has flashed by. So today was mostly another chance to create packages. Mine, as I discussed in my last blog was a story about the upcoming "Wizard of Oz" play. Luckily for me, I got to take it a little bit easy today since I had finished my filming yesterday. Boy, that sure felt good when I woke up this mourning, that relaxed feeling of accomplishment. Unfortunately that didn't last though. When I got to the studio my camera guy wasn't there so I couldn't start editing and when he finally got there the tape deck was all sorts of screwed up and we couldn't edit. It took us nearly twenty minutes to get everything fixed to where we could start logging. So that head start I had on the day was now gone..kapoot. I suppose it was a lesson in itself though, I did learn how to cope when equipment wasn't working correctly. It's not fun. Anyway, we got the logging done and I proceeded to write the script. After that, Jill helped me tweak it and make it sound more professional. She also pointed out that at one point in my piece it sounded a little as if I were promoting the show, which I cannot do as a reporter. This helped me to get a better idea how to write and taught me how important it is to stay on track and report, not promote. I really think that I am getting the hang of this stuff. Seriously, everything I learn makes it all comes together and make more sense. Plus, with all of the hands on experience I'm getting I can feel my skills growing.

This is my newscast analysis. 

* One of the first things that I noticed about the news is that the highlights and top stories were touched on in the very beginning. Also, the KSDK logo was everywhere so to leave that impression in the viewers mind.

*  The anchors for tonight were Mike Bush, who wore a gray suit and a tie, and Deanne Lane, who wore a black suit and a red shirt beneath that.

* Reporters seen in the first ten minutes included Jeff Small who did not even have a stand-up. All he did was stay in the studio and report his story and the station showed the footage from it. The other reporter was Ann Ruben and she had a weak stand-up of pointing at a paper in her hand while the reporter zoomed in on it.

* The stories that really stuck out in my mind were the one about the coach pushing a young football player, the one about the decision about the new Obama family dog, and the one about the cub scout who is receiving a national heroism award. The first story here basically consisted of a case between a middle school football coach and the family of an opposing player that he pushed after the game. The second story here was about the decision that Barrack Obama's family is making about what kind of dog they will get. They have it narrowed down to either a labradoodle or a portugese water dog. The last story is about a cub scout named Zack Scott that is going to receive a national heroism award for saving his cousin from drowning in the family pool.

* The newscast in general was very timely, informative, and professionally done. As for the anchors, they definately gave a vibe that they have been doing this for a while. They were very good at their jobs.

* The news team was very credible. They did a good job about giving the information in a reasonable amount of time. Also, I was impressed by the detail that each reporter went into. 

* I would definately tine into News Channel 5 again. They do a good job.