By Kylie Lancaster//
Twenty-eight local high school juniors and seniors came to Hood College on Nov. 7 to gain insights into journalism and public relations.
The students were participants in the Communication Arts Program’s fourth annual High School Media Day.
The students attended seminars on broadcast writing, videography, crisis communications, social media and skepticism. After the sessions, they participated in a mock press conference centered on a fictional sighting of an unidentified flying object.
After lunch in the dining hall, students wrote broadcast scripts and recorded stories in the radio and broadcast studios.
Tayla Orem, a senior from Randallstown High School, said that writing and producing radio content is a skill that Media Day taught her.
“I am the lead anchor at my school; I do more news production, so I’m going to be anchoring or doing video journalism where I’d be able to be seen,” Orem said. “How you format that is completely different than radio.”
High School Media Day has become a tradition for some local high schools’ multimedia and journalism programs. Brunswick High School’s journalism teacher, Lauren Graziano, continues to bring students to Media Day because she sees true value in the experience.
“There is an importance in high schoolers who are interested in journalism, broadcasting, and public relations; having this local resource is so worthwhile,” Graziano said. “It’s become a tradition where I’ve taken high school students, and occasionally I get to see them lead the program as well. That’s priceless.”
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