WEEK #1

This week, my internship responsibilities were very minimal, as my position as a Newsroom Intern with the Pittsburgh Media Partnership has not yet officially begun. To stay engaged, I focused on communicating, via email, with my Director, Kimberly Palmiero, and Assistant Director, Jeanna Sybert, to complete the hiring paperwork needed and to ensure that I am fully prepared to begin in February!

INTERNSHIP

WEEK #2

This week, was also very minimal, as I start on February 1st, with our first group meeting! This is where I will be assigned stories, my duties and tasks, and any other responsibilities they see fit that goes towards my role as a Newsroom Intern.

WEEK #3

I finally started at my internship!!! It is located downtown at the Pittsburgh Media Hub, on the 10th floor of the Benedum-Trees Building. On Monday, we had our weekly in-person meeting to discuss our plans for the week, what stories are being covered, plans for the future, etc. Wednesday was definitely my busiest day, and it was such a great learning experience. At 9 AM, I drove with one of the reporters for the PMP, Erin Yudt, to Whisker Wonderland in Bellevue. I shadowed an interview, captured b-roll, provided my own questions, and got to help with a professional interview in the field. Around 11:30 AM, we left, and headed back to the office. Erin and I then discussed future plans of whom to contact for more sources in the story, possible future story ideas, and then I worked and used Erin’s experience to help me write my own stories for U-View Television, with her critiquing and providing insight on how I can better my writing. At 2 PM, Erin had another interview she had to tend to, and I had to leave, so we parted ways, and that was Wednesday! Friday, I met with Erin on FaceTime to discuss future plans and tasks she would like me to complete in my position. 

WEEK #4

This was a very busy week for my internship and I. As always, or what will soon be an always, I went to our weekly Monday meeting at 9 a.m., where we discuss the stories we are working on, plans for the week, and what needs to be completed, posted, and when. After the meeting, I went with one of the reporters with the PMP, Erin, and did a follow up on the Cat story by visitng the clinic and the another location involved with the impasse. After, we went and filmed some content/b-roll for a draft story/to prepare on upcoming content. On Wednesday, Erin and I went and filmed her stand-ups and an interview at the Draft Clock outside Acrisure Stadium. This was a simple mission and did not take too long. On Thursday, I started edited together the interview we captured on Wednesday and drafted the Silly Goose PKG b-roll. On Friday, was when I actually took the time to work on, edit, and export the Silly Goose Reel, which will be uploaded on Monday, to the official PMP social pages. Saturday, which was impromptu, Erin and I traveled to Carnegie for a fun, but sad story, about a local service finally getting live-find dogs. Attached above is one of the cute pups!

WEEK #5

This week for my internship, it is starting to feel like my schedule is more solidified and set. On Monday, I went to the typical weekly newsroom meeting, discussing our plans/goals for the week, as well as my tasks/duties. On Tuesday, I started editing the USAR live-find dog story for social media and also completed my own personal assignment for the company to use, about the history of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Wednesday, was also very simple, continuing the editing and shooting of extra b-roll when needed. On Friday, I went with one of the PMP’s other reporters, Hannah, to capture video/content for the first Fish Fry Friday at a local church. We talked to people, interviewed some, and got a tour of the kitchen and location(s). On Sunday, was when I focused and finished editing the USAR reel, which will be uploaded Monday, Feb. 24th. I also continued to edit the couple interview we got at the Draft Clock near Acrisure Stadium. Overall, this week was very simple and my tasks as starting to become second-nature or apart of my regular schedule!

WEEK #6

This was a pretty simple week when it came to work and tasks. On Monday, we had our typical weekly meeting, discussing current projects. I also continued working on some draft content, including the interview we recorded a couple of weeks ago, but minimal work was put in as it is a smaller project. On Wednesday, Erin and I went to the official draft release/media party with other major networks like KDKA, WTAE, etc. to see the debut of “The Football Town,” a film about the history of football in Pittsburgh. Friday and Saturday were just editing days, except Friday was when Erin and I went to visit a location called Brave Bean, and I worked on a lot of projects and turned in two reels for the company to use on social media.

WEEK #7

This week, as it was nearing towards spring break, I did very minimal work and have nothing to upload right now as we are currently just working on projects. So, to explain my week, on Monday, it was the typical meeting. Then, throughout the week, I just worked on the two videos I was tasked with, one being about Lent and the local fish fry(s)! That was it! Very bland!

WEEK #8

This week, because of Spring Break, was slow and pretty minimal when it came to my work and duties. On Monday, we had our weekly meeting, where I was assigned a new project that is in the works, about draft coverage. Throughout the week, I also communicated with the Director and Assistant Director, about meeting with the other intern, Sydney, to work on continuity items for our pages, like L3s, fonts, colors, etc. This is a task that was very lightly introduced, but will be something we work on next week! This week, I also completed the Fish Fry story, and it has yet to be uploaded to the official social media pages.