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 that works in the news is frantic and has the common goal of making it big.
I must say I was proved wrong in most of these thoughts.
First of all. Reporters and anchors do their own make-up. However, they really should be called professionals or at least be in a pro’s league. Their make-up almost always looks flawless and their hair is never out of place (Or so it seems).
Secondly, I really thought that all news consisted of was the negative stories like murders, deaths, car accidents, corruption, and conspiracy. However, throughout my time here I have realized that we report even on some positive stories. In my short three months we have covered stories about home gardening and the effect of urban gardens on the city and the economy. We have covered grand openings and the recovery efforts of citizens in the New Orleans area and volunteer work done by various groups and organizations in the State. The best thing I think I have learned is that we try to stay as unbiased as possible. If a reporter does a slanted news piece, our producers edit it out. If we have a personal side of a story we still report equally and that to me is the best dissapointment of the internship.
Now for the last pre-conconceived notion: TRUE, TRUE and TRUE. People that work in the news ARE frantic. But, they HAVE to be. If not, it’s like working in politics without charisma, you may as well quit! Now, these are just my opinions. Oh and for the whole notion that everyone that works in news is working toward the goal of going big, NOT TRUE. Most of the people that work here in New Orleans are perfectly content with our big market and their position in it. However, their are some people that would like to one day work for Fox National and some who would love to be promoted to anchor or reporters.
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