Multimedia Reporting

Host intro: With high school students almost halfway through freshman year students may still be struggling to transition into a new school but still getting involved in school activities. Kimberly Molina-Soto spoke to her sister Kamy Molina on her the struggles that she faces as a freshman in high school while still joining clubs and getting involved.

Track: I’m here with Kamy Molina in the living room of our apartment. She is a freshman in high school and has liked her transition to her new school. She talks to me about her struggles in a new school while still getting involved in many in school activities. Take me through your day today?

ACT Kamy: My day was good today I woke up early I usually wake up at 6:30am. I put my alarm the day before if not I oversleep. I’m out the door by 7:30am to catch the 6 train to get off at 23 and walk to school. My first period is gym which I do not like because it is full of upper classmen and I’m a freshman. After Gym I have earth science, which is my hardest class because sometimes, I understand it and sometimes I don’t. After that I have Music which I don’t like because. My music teacher is a little mean sometimes. After music I have Spanish. Then Lunch after lunch I have global history and them English and then Geometry and surprisingly guys, I like Geometry! Like that’s Crazy!

Track: You said hardest class is earth science, what makes it hard for you?

ACT Kamy: It’s not hard but the wording of the questions is what makes it hard because of the big vocabulary words I do not understand.

Track: Your easiest class or the one you understand the most is Geometry, what makes it easy for you?

ACT Kamy: I think what makes it easy for me is the teacher. She puts effort into the lessons, and we do a lot of group work which helps people learn and she is a little corny. She makes math jokes! Like complimentary angle, I’m a compliment my husband talking about you look so 90 degrees out ide (laughs). Something like that. She made the joke about complimenting her husband because he looked so hot, and 90 degrees is hot which no one laughed, and it was awkward, but she makes jokes like that. But that actually helped…

Track: Like Dad Jokes

ACT Kamy: But that actually helped me because I was taking a test and there was a question about what type of angle relationship is this and I though of complimentary.

Track: So, it was a smart Idea the teacher gave you!

ACT Kamy: She is very engaging with the class. So, it is easier for me, and time goes by faster, but I still learn a lot.

Track: Did anything happen today in school?

ACT Kamy: No, the only thing was I went to my first meeting for the multicultural club, and we did introductions and then we just shared ideas of what we should do in the club like have a culture day, if we should have a thanksgiving party and bring in food or item from your culture.

Track: Did you get to know more people you did not know before?

ACT Kamy: It only two of my friends and me and my other friend who are freshman and the rest are juniors or sophomores.

Track: Your getting connections to other people.

Track: Are there any clubs you’re interested in joining or already a part of?

ACT Kamy: I’m part of these two other clubs. One is the crafts club we so crochet, and lanyard and our first meeting is next Tuesday.

Track: Are you excited?

ACT Kamy: No, I’m kind nervous.

Track: Why?

ACT Kamy: I don’t know. 

Track: It’s a new experience for you?

ACT Kamy: because I’m a freshman and everything is nervous for a freshman especially for the first time and I’m also apart of this HOSA Club.

Track: What do they do?

ACT Kamy: It’s a club for the medical field. We focus on the medical filed and if you’re interested in the medical field and I went there to see if the medical field is for me!

Track: You’re doing to take one for the team in the family?!

ACT Kamy: I don’t know. Becoming a pediatrician sound interesting or a nurse or the people that take x-rays because supposedly that’s really easy. I saw that on TikTok.

(Laughter)

Track: Why do you believe stuff on TikTok?

ACT Kamy: I don’t believe them it’s just an assumption.  But I’m barely on TikTok now I’m usually using more Instagram. Instagram reals are way funnier then TikTok. 

Track: Thank you for sharing some of your struggles as a freshman in high school. Just like many students think school can be a bummer but working hard can pay off. For Baruch College this is Kimberly Molina-Soto.

HOST INTRO: College is officially back in session and midterms week is finally upon us. At Baruch College, the community as a whole is having to deal with the many emotions this time of the semester brings. Journalist in making, Cameron Modeste interviews with fellow Baruch senior and Finance major Shamar Alleyne as they reflect on how he handles stress during these times and maintains an optimistic mindset as he completes his final year of college.

TRACK: I’m here with Shamar Alleyne, in our professor’s office on the 7th floor of Baruch’s Newman Vertical Campus. Today, we are chopping it up while reflecting on this past midterm week and overall “interesting” college journey. 

ACT:SHAMAR: This is my second to last semester, so you know everything is like damn! I don’t think I did good on my real estate [exam] but we’ll see.

TRACK: Besides the tests and stress from his other classes, Multimedia Production with Professor Johnson, manages to keep Shamar motivated and optimistic. It has helped with cultivating his creative side and allows him an opportunity to pick up media tools and tricks that can help him in his career in Finance, a welcomed change from his usual crunching and analyzing numbers.

ACT:SHAMAR: I feel as if throughout my college career I had never really got the chance to be creative. I was always doing like business stuff like crunching numbers, statistics, algebra, excel, whatever. Don’t get me wrong I like Finance it’s cool, but I also really love being creative, in any way possible. So like learning Journalism, and also learning about like editing, recording, audio, and stuff, I think it’s really cool, also an important skill.

TRACK: There are a lot of moving parts in Shamar’s day-to-day, but in a class like multimedia production, he is able to bring those many paths together. Shamar plans on using the skills he continues to pick up to help him find better use for alternative forms of communication to better communicate Finance.

ACT:SHAMAR: I like to trade, so I see trading firms…going on Youtube, talking about specific trading. So I think that as we get more into the digital age, with A.I and everything, I think it’s very important to keep people informed. Really communicating Finance…should really be important.

TRACK: Students across the country know the uncanny feelings associated with midterms and wanting to succeed far too well, but as they continue their journies they are continuously picking up tools and skills that can aid them in their future careers, but it’s up to them to apply them, how they see fit. For Baruch College, I’m Cameron Modeste

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Host intro: Christine Rodriguez is a 53 year old recent Nursing School graduate from the College of Staten Island. Journalist Ricardo Nenadich sits down with Christine and they will be discussing how older adults are returning to the classroom after many years to pursue their dream careers. 

Track: I’m here with Christine Rodriguez and she explains how difficult it was for her to regain her footing after being removed from school for so many years.

Act: Christine: It was a difficult decision for me to return to school. I wanted to be a nurse and I knew the only way I can make that dream come true was to go back to school. I had to relearn a lot of what was taught to me many years ago. I had to take many math classes and that was  difficult for me.

Track: Christine was surprised about how welcomed she was by all the students. She was put into a classroom with students more than half her age and she felt very intimidated.

Act: Christine: I have to admit it was very intimidating being around a bunch of twenty something students. Many of them approached me and thought I was the professor. I laughed and told them I am a nursing student. They told me it was cool that I was going back to school to pursue my passion.

Track: When Christine graduated from the College of Staten Island with her degree in Nursing she felt a sense of pride.

Act: Christine: I was overcome with emotion the day of graduation. My husband, my son and my elderly father attended the commencement ceremony. When I walked across the stage I can see the pride in my families face. I knew at that moment I made the right decision.

Track: For many older adults returning to school is a dream that they say is unattainable. But at 53 years old Christine Rodriguez made that dream a reality. For Baruch College, I’m Ricardo Nenadich.

HOST INTRO: Seeing The Nutcracker ballet every year is a tradition for many families. But for some people, being in the show is the real treat. This fall, as rehearsals for the iconic show ramped up, journalist Valerie Conklin interviewed an eleven year old ballet dancer excited to do her part.

TRACK: I’m sitting down with sixth grader Sarina Conklin to discuss her favorite extracurricular activity, ballet. We sit on her bed, just a few feet from where her pink ballet bag hangs from her closet’s door knob. She’s just arrived home after being fitted for her Nutcracker costume, and she’s very excited to share her backstory.

ACT: SARINA: “I started ballet when I was like really young and I just stuck with it even if it was like hard sometimes. I just did it because I didn’t really wanna lose my streak.”

TRACK: When asked what challenges she faces, Sarina assures me ballet is actually easy. Then, she ammends her statement, saying it has been a little tough this year.

ACT: SARINA: “I broke my foot this summer so I kind of like lost like some of my like movement and I had to get it back.”

TRACK: Sarina tells me her weekly ballet classes are already devoting most of their time to Nutcracker rehearsal, which she loves because she gets to show off what she’s learned in front of an audience.

ACT: SARINA: “We perform the Nutcracker at the Shubert Theater in New Haven.” “I am going to be the same thing as last year cause last year I was a Russian Trepak Corpse, I was a Trepak Corpse but we usually call it Russian I believe.”

TRACK: The Shubert Theater’s website warns guests that The Nutcracker has limited seats available, so this year’s show is going to be another popular one. For Baruch College, I’m Valerie Conklin.

Script

HOST INTRO: The Ivy League, Cornell University, is located in upstate New York and has an overall student population of over 51,000. Roughly, according to Data USA, only 5.73% of those students are Black. Chantal Green sat down with a recent Black alumni to discuss their experience at Cornell.

TRACK: I’m here with Richard Green, a former student at Cornell University who recently graduated in the summer of 2021. He was a pre-law student majoring in Industrial Labor Relations and is currently enrolled at Fordham University, studying law full time. 

ACT: RICHARD: “You have to put yourself in certain spaces in order to see other black people.”

TRACK: He says that, while he was there, he noticed that finding community as a Black student required a bit more effort.

ACT: RICHARD: Generally, the Black students had to create the space themselves. Um, fraternities didn’t have, like Black fraternities compared to White fraternities didn’t have spaces of their own. They would have to rent them out if they wanted to have a party or events or anything of that nature. 

TRACK: Despite having campus events, Cornell still did not have the most open space for their Black students.

ACT: RICHARD: There were events for Black people but they didn’t really work with the Black organizations for those events. When Black people want to do something they kinda just do it themselves.

TRACK: Cornell, like many other campuses, still has a long way to go when it comes to organizing and creating spaces for their marginalized students. For Multimedia Reporting at Baruch College, I’m Chantal Green.

Interview

https://soundcloud.com/chantal-green-496748454/practiceinterviewchantalgreen/s-1IHyKomedsO?si=287b5d19990f4c7f9319867466f55c47&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

     

Intro to Audio Editing

Audacity: Free to download.

Audacity shortcuts to know:

Play/pause: space bar
Split track: Command I
Zoom in: Command 1
Zoom out: Command 3

In the tool bar, this is the selection tool that allows you to click and highlight and delete sections of track or select a spot where you want to split it:

This is the tool that allows you to move sections of track:

And this is the one that lets you adjust the volume, basically the same way the pen tool works in Premiere:

In both programs, when you’re finished editing, you’ll need to export the finished sound file before you can upload it anywhere.

In Audacity, it’s File –> Export Audio –> select “WAV” from dropdown menu and give the file a name and location, then hit “Save” and “OK.”

Assignment: Using Audacity, mix your practice radio story according to the script you wrote from the interview you did with your classmate. Upload the exported WAV file to Soundcloud and add it to your blog post with the practice script. Due by class time on Thursday.

Reminder that your scripts for your actual radio assignment are due Nov. 2. Please sign up for a script editing session with me that day here.

Host Intro: In the thick of the academic semester, students find themselves navigating the challenging waters of midterms. For many, it’s a test of endurance, time management, and sheer willpower. Today, we dive into one student’s reflection on this pivotal week.

Narration: The silent room seats are hard to find and hear the footsteps of professor walking by everywhere.

Me: Midterms, how was it for you?

Cameron: Midterms were interesting week because they wiped me. I had to study like there was no tomorrow.”

Narration: It’s a sentiment echoed by many students during midterm season.

Me: For me, the stress was palpable. But amidst the chaos, we often find our passion.

Me: “Cameron, out of all your courses, which one stood out?”

Cameron: “Journalistic reporting was very interesting because this is my real semester of journalism.”

Narration: As the leaves change and midterms fade, students like Cameron look forward to harnessing the knowledge they’ve gained, looking ahead to the promise of the rest of the semester.