Fears Over ICE Coming to NWI - ID# 554
Crown Point
News Package
Entry Description
A news package reporting on fears some CPHS students have after following social media posts stating ICE was planning a detention center in the neighboring town of Merrillville, IN.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 3/12 2:37 pm - Nice job with a tough subject matter! The standup had authority and confidence - I liked the graphics - it was very newsy. I did think there might have been too many standups but overall - very informative and solid.
- 3/11 11:07 am - Great reporting! I love the intensity in your delivery. You have an important story and leave no doubt with the audience about your sense of urgency. Going forward...the ECU is a shot that is usually reserved for film and not typical in news packages. Also FYI - One thing to be careful about is how to handle interviews when sources give you fearful responses. While emotion is great, it must be justified, and put into context....or it's considered 'alarmist journalism' and those responses will not get on air. If a source tells you he is scared his friend is going to be deported, you can follow that sot with a line about whether that's valid. "While Joe Smith may be worried, it's worth noting that so far there have been NO deportations here at the school." This is the required and responsible BALANCE needed in a story that can been provoking. These are real world discussions that happen in professional TV newsrooms everyday! You did an amazing job with a tough story!!
Judge 1
Positives: - I really appreciate you tackling such an important, hard-to-tell story at this level. And it paid off in terms of the voices you got. Great job picking impactful soundbites from your interviews. They add a ton to the story. - You look incredibly comfortable on-camera in your stand-ups, which is hard to do. Great work there!
Improvements: - I understand this story was visually challenging, but we see too much of you in these right-aligned stand-ups. We could've seen b-roll of the building ICE was looking at or shots of the meeting (if you attended it). - Some of the sound seems to sound a little off. Not sure if that was an equipment issue or not, but it distorted my viewing some.
Judge 2
Positives: Strong delivery by the reporter. The story was well written to describe what we saw in some of the videos.
Improvements: The stand up at the top of the pkg had a strong delivery but it was framed incorrectly. Reporter should be in the middle of the frame I would recommend you start the pkg with video of the ICE agents in town to set the scene and then bring in the reaction from students.
Judge 3
Positives: Inclusion of the students' perspective was very important and valuable. I love the flow/structure of this package. The reporter set the scene, followed closely by the students' perspective (the most important part), then zoom out to the national context, then zoom back in for the local perspective and Council action. Wise choice to use reporter standups, takes it to the next level of professionalism.
Improvements: The framing of multiple camera shots could have been improved. Either the reporter or subject was too far to one end of the screen, or the shot was too tight and the lower-third graphic covered part of their faces. Video b-roll of the local government meeting would have been preferable to still photography.
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