Broadcast 3 is the culmination of my reporting experience at KOMU -- and thank goodness it is done with. I've been struggling with my shift every week because as much as I love journalism, the stress of reporting is not the same for me as the stress of producing. I hate the lack of control that I feel when I report. I don't like being dependent on other people to get my story done. With producing, the control I have over the show makes everything much easier to have a backup plan.
With switching to producing, I apprentice the 5 p.m. newscast on Tuesdays with Alex Carbello. It's an intersting dynamic because on Sunday's I'm his supervising producer, and then on Tuesday the role is switched. It's helping teach me control and restraint because it's not my show. In fact, one of the things I love about shadowing is being able to see how differently he produces from me. His tease writing is better, and that is definitely one of my weaknesses -- so just another learning oppourtunity. Plus, how we stack shows is different.
It's just a different learning experience. Something I know will make me a better news manager and news producer.
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