July 2009
35 posts
Last week at my internship
Ok, so this is sort of a reflection of my time here at WVUE-TV Fox 8, New Orleans
When I first arrived here in May I thought about how exciting it must be to work in News. I thought a lof of things about the news… The reporters and anchors must get their make-up done by a profesisional that works right in our studio, News stories never tell the full truth and are always biased, everyone...
Learning to Log
So yesterday at my internship I learned how to log. Basically this is done from the audio file that is the result of interviews I go out on. Whenever I get back to the office I listen (tediously) and type out verbatum what was said during the interview. I do this in a system called avid interplay. The thing that isn’t very fun about it is that I have to constantly rewind the tape and press...
My Latest Interview
Yesterday I went out on another interview. This time it was with a man named Wayne Woods, HANO General Counsel. The whole interview was about the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and issues with residents of New Orleans who were on a Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) after the storm (Katrina). The whole purpose of this program was to house residents of southeast Louisiana for a...
Firearms
I believe that if you have weapons (registered, of course) in your home you should lock them up. It is completely irresponsible that the below story happened:
ECRU, Miss. (AP) - An 8-year-old boy who died in an accidental shooting will be buried Wednesday in north Mississippi.
Authorities say Russell McWhirter was at his grandfather’s house in Ecru when he found a pistol between the...
Men in BRAS??? What has our world come to...
Seinfeld fans across the world would tend to believe a bra made specifically for a man is just another of Kramer’s wild ideas, but it’s an idea that is actually picking up steam in Asia.
A silky bra has become a instant hit in Japan, with men.
Experts suggest Japanese men find wearing a bra under their shirts “relaxing.”
For about 2,800 yen, or $28, men can purchase a...
ITS MY BIRTHDAYYY!!! :) I will post great pics...
Matt & Kim
Download them! You won’t regret it! Songs:
Daylight (In the Bacardi Moijto Commercial)
Silver Tiles
Yeah Yeah
Do iT!
What is this Tumblarity stuff???
I mean honestly-I have gotten obsessed with my “tumblarity” like it is some kind popularity contest. Why am I being measured by my posts and followers.. really? is that why people blog? I don’t think so!
Finding Work In PR is about PRing Yourself!!!... →
This is incredible! Air New Zealand has done... →
OMG
Kevin Spacey & Heather Graham are in the studio I work at. :)
They are filming a movie called “Father of Invention” coming out in Spring 2010.
I think I am going to try and watch some of this filming at Noon
New Google Project: The Google Chrome Operating... →
8 Critical Strategies in Crisis Leadership
8 critical strategies particular to crisis leadership
Some of them focus on the functions of leadership during a crisis the others provide advice and guidance for managing crises. Also, you will read how poor leadership can make a crisis worse and how leadership styles change sometime during a crisis.
A leader of an organization has the obligation to respond to, manage, resolve and to learn...
an idea for the airlines
keithstoeckeler:
i was flying back to minneapolis/st paul the other night and my plane didn’t take off on time. big surprise, right? we took off 30min late, only to taxi out and stop, and have the captain come on the radio and share that we had two maintenance issues and needed to go back to the gate to get attended to. we flew out an hour later than scheduled. countless people missed their...
Why don't they just make Lucky Charms with...
(via editude)
Does anyone like that other stuff? lol
Dow Chemical Smells
editude:
julieray:
So this morning when I got into work the phones were off the hook with phone calls from residents all over the New Orleans area complaining of a smell. When all of us interns and producation assistants starting looking into it, it was quite a serious matter. Apparently a Dow Plant in Hahnville (which is across the river) is giving off POTENT smells of Ethyl Acrylate. The bad...
“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to...”
– Robert Heinlein
Born: July 7, 1907
Science Fiction Writer…
Dow Chemical Smells
So this morning when I got into work the phones were off the hook with phone calls from residents all over the New Orleans area complaining of a smell. When all of us interns and producation assistants starting looking into it, it was quite a serious matter. Apparently a Dow Plant in Hahnville (which is across the river) is giving off POTENT smells of Ethyl Acrylate. The bad thing is that we here...
Unemployed Friends
editude:
I have an old buddy who used to work with me a long time ago. He’s switched jobs a few times since then, but we remained friends over the years. Well, he has been unemployed for six months since he was “laid off” and I have the feeling he wants me to put in a good word for him. In other words, he wants me to find out if we’re hiring, which we’re not. No one is, really. The worst part of...
Legislation.. Blah Blah Blah
So yesterday at my internship with Fox 8 WVUE New Orleans I went on my 2nd interview. The interview experience is nothing shy of amazing. Usually I am sent out with a photographer who shoots the video and I just ask questions that we may or may not use for a show. The last interview I did was with the Triple AAA Media Spokesperson. The interview was used during the 9p.m. show for a story about gas...
June 2009
3 posts
1st trip to NYC
Thursday thru Monday. 5 days in the Big Apple. Wow! New York City has got to be one of the best cities in the U.S. It was my first time, so I am not that credible of a source. However, I do know-a place that offers just about anything one could think of within a 20-30 minute subway, taxi, or bus ride has got to rank pretty high up there in the list. I did a lot of tourist and local activities and...
A day at the news desk
So it has now been over a month at my internship here at Fox 8 WVUE and I must say, there is a lot I did not know about the News. I mean I knew about reporters and anchors and some of the news stories that were covered, but I didn’t realize the background work that goes into the news. I am just an intern and I will say interns and production assistants (PAs) do a ton of work. What I believe...
February 2009
3 posts
The Oscars
I will sadly admit that last night was the first time I have ever watched the Oscars. I think that the show was so amazingly put together and the stars looked gorgeous. I used to wonder what it would be like to walk the red carpet and I must say, I now realize I think I would hate it. I sat and I watched the nervous Jennifer speak in front of Angelina & Brad, the blogs that ripped Sean...
Internet and its effects on social capital in...
January 2009
10 posts
The Way I See It #1
I just don’t get how they do it. Starbuck’s is one of the best ran specialty coffee companies, in my eyes. With the recent news of Starbuck’s closing 600 of it’s store and the over 1,000 job cuts people are starting to grow weary of the company. However, need I remind that we are currently facing a recession and that most companies are downsizing. Starbuck’s once...
My Northwest Experience
When I was a freshman going through sorority recruitment I never would of signed up if I knew that I would have to be a broadway cat for homecoming clowns. My Northewest expeience isn’t anything special and definitely didn’t serve as a learning experience in anyway, but it is kind of funny. If you just look at the pictures below you will notice 6 girls in some pretty interesting attire...
St. Jude Up 'Til Dawn Program
When we got the assignment to write about a charitable organization I thought immediately that nothing other than St. Jude Up ‘Til Dawn Program would suffice. I don’t know if any of you have ever done something that you were so proud of that just thinking or talking about it kind of made your heart skip a beat—but if not I hope that it is something you are able to experience in...
