Putting a Story Together – Local Television News
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Betsey Bruce, television journalist, describes a day in the life of a local news reporter and what goes into the job.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Journalism-15**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video with students in a career exploration unit. Before viewing the video, ask them what they think a typical day would be like for a television news reporter. After viewing the video, have them discuss their ideas with what they learned in the video.
- As part of a media literacy unit, have students view news stories from their local station or online from stations in different cities. Have students discuss the subject matter as well as any media literacy implications they notice. Then view the video and have students discuss if insights provided by the video give them an additional “media literacy” perspective to use when viewing news stories on television.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
