Yesterday was my first day of externship. When I first got there, Enrique, my mentor, gave me a tour of the new station. It's a lot nicer than the bungalow we were in last year. After that, I sat in on the meeting of all of the team for the night. It is surprisingly laid back at the station. Perhaps it's because it's the weekend. Since the first live shot was at 6pm, the crews were assigned to their story. One crew went to Torrey Pines High School for the memorial of the kid who got shot by the police Saturday. The other crew went to the border to track the weather. My mentor was assigned to "the desk," so he had to listen to the scanners for news stories. It's really hard because there are about 7 different scanners going at once. When he finds something good, he calls the police for verification of information. If it's good enough, he sends a crew to check it out. I wouldn't want to do that because it's a lot of responsibility, and it's not stimulating. Since there wasn't anything he needed me to do, he set me up on a computer to practice editing. I was given scripts and b-roll and had to cut voice overs. I'm excited for a chance to edit real pieces, but I'm worried that I won't get the opportunity. I got to sit in the booth during the 11pm show. It really shocked me how the anchor stage area only has the talent. All of the cameras are manned from the booth. See the image gallery for pictures of the work place.
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