By Abby Painovich On Wednesday, May 9th, the HFHS journalism students took a trip up to Duluth, the city of hills, beautiful scenery and new events popping up on every street corner. What better place to learn about the values of news? The students were chaperoned by Alyssa Prater, ELC Teacher, on their adventure through the eventful city. Their first stop was made at the Duluth News Tribune. Here they met with the Executive Editor, Rick Lubber, who gave them a tour of the office building. The building walls were lined with newspaper and stories of many years past, showcasing the extensive history of the organization. The students were very intrigued with the different uses of technology that was implemented throughout the complex. Their favorite, however, was a computer monitor mounted on the wall, displaying the live statistics of which articles on their website were the most popular, how long the viewer spent on each article and what device they were viewing the news on. They were then led to a meeting room where the participated in a Q and A with Lubber. Here they learned many things such as the process of how news is published, how the news team goes into the field to acquired newsworthy information and what the average day looks like at the Duluth News Tribune. After this, they were led back out through the history that was framed on the walls and proceeded to their next destination. Their next stop was to the WDIO Television Station. They were greeted by their tour guide Erin, who led them to the offices of the building. Just as they arrived, they were able to meet Renee Passal, News Anchor/Reporter. She shared some tips with the students but had to cut their visit short as she and her photographer were on their way to cover a news story in Downtown Duluth. They were then brought to the room where the raw footage is turned into the videos we see on TV and also learned of the process and work that goes into preparing these videos for the public. Next, they met with the Broadcast Technician, who told that he was in charge of making sure the times that both the news and commercials are aired at their respected times. However, the most exciting part of the tour was yet to come. Their last stop was made in the control room. The room where all the controls were located that changed the appearances of what is broadcasted on live television. Then, they were brought to the actual room where the live news was recorded. In this room, the students were able to interact with the green screen used for weather. Here they were also fortunate enough to meet with a member of the Storm Team, Taylor Dayton. He explained to them what his job was and how he acquired this position. The tour then came to a close and was wrapped up with many pictures taken in the places where the live anchors would sit. Overall, this field trip to Duluth was very a great experience for the students as they learned very much and were able to get a better understanding of how news works on a larger scale. When asked what his favorite part of the trip was, Anders Prater, journalism student, told us he enjoyed meeting with Rick Lubber because “it was really to cool get to ask questions to someone who has been in journalism for so long because he knew about a lot of different aspects of journalism and was really informative.” If you are interesting in journalism next school year, talk to Mrs. Anderson or Ms. Mykkanen before the end of the school year.
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