J 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Line Producer, Cordova, Alaska, Journalism School
Document Summary
Guest speaker - julianna parker, producer at blue chalk media. Did not understand possible avenues to take for journalism. Jobs as traditional journalists are very few. Science and memory project - cordova, alaska. Wanted to get a sense of where she wanted to work. The skill sets she gained as a reporter also worked for her as a producer. Tries to make a reel at least once a year. Pitch to organizations or they come to blue chalk. Worked with: new york times, time, nbc. Textbooks are moving into the digital world = create films. True stories with a brand in it. Unique profession because you meet so many different people and hewar so many different stories. Everything from figuring out what the story is to finding characters. Narrow it down to the best story and how to tell it. As soon as they get a project idea for a story.
