Much Better

I can definitely say yesterday was much better than last week. There were still a few mistakes but I am still pleased with the results overall. It was difficult to find a phoner once again. And, the slow news day did not help my situation at all. I ended up doing a Q&A interview with a T.V. broadcast student Ben Altsher. He had an interview with Stacey Castor's lawyer. This was a different way of getting a sound bite but it still worked well. After that I was able to spend some time writing other stories. Around 3:10 everything was looking good. The entire rundown was complete. But, then we encountered some problems. The story about the Onondaga Indian Nation had an update and we had to fix it. Also, our tease to the kicker was not very good and we had to fix that as well. I can happily say that once I was in the booth I did not quit this time. It was overwhelming being in there and reading the stories straight through. Time management was my team's number one problem this week. At the end of the newscast I started reading a story I should not have read because time was up. I do not know why I did that. I looked at the clock and I saw the time. I just do not think I fully comprehended what was going on. It was a mistake, but once again I learned from it. It is easy to become unaware of what is going on around you. I was very focused on reading that I forgot about the time. I hope to see improvements like this in the future. Even though no one likes to make mistakes I am glad I am making them now. I have learned so much in these past two weeks from the mistakes I have made.