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Career Pathways: Television News Director and Producer

Abstract:: Television News Producer and Director (and host) determines the direction of the station and keeps current with news and events that are of interest to viewers and then a host listens to guests on the show and needs to know something of the subjects discussed. A communications background is helpful. Technical video, video editing and camera skills are necessary, but may not be learned so much in a college classroom as on the job or through seminars. To be on air, acting, voice or improv classes can be helpful. Hours can be challenging because news can happen anytime of the day or night. Salary will vary based on the market you are in and your experience.

Thematic Poetry Videos

Abstract:: Overview: Youth literacy can be promoted by leveraging youth culture, such as rap/music videos. By merging sound and visual imagery with text, a poetry writing task can be transformed into a multi-media video assignment. English teachers with access to a computer lab equipped with video editing software (e.g. i-Movie) can carry this out with their classes. Alternatively, English and computer lab teachers can collaborate to have their students produce thematic poetry videos as the culminating activity of an English poetry unit. It assumes that students have been taught the basic forms of poetry. Furthermore, by having students discuss the process of producing their poetry videos with peers in face-to-face or on-line workgroups, they develop the literate and social skills necessary for functioning effectively in the project-based team culture of today's workplace. Students will use the resources of takingitglobal.org to become informed about a theme of their choice. They will then compose a poem that expresses their thoughts and feelings about that topic. This poem will then form the basis for a video.