Round 2!

I'm Back with a new internship! This summer I’m interning in my home sweet home, Houston, TX at Fox 26, one of Houston’s local news stations. This is my second internship since the spring of 09’ in Washington D.C.

I started my internship June 1^st, so it’s already been a full week. My first day was pretty cool even though I was a bit nervous; it felt kind of like a reality show for interns. It’s about 10 students interning for Fox, maybe even a couple more. I spent my first week getting familiar with the newsroom, getting to know fellow interns and employees at Fox.

Mr. Ruben Dominguez, Assignment Manager and Traffic Reporter, is also the Supervisor for the interns. I also call him "The Man". One of his top priorities is to make sure us interns get the most out of our internship. Through out his busy day, he's still able to check and see how we're doing and introduces us to the right people we should work with.

Besides being in the news room, I got a chance to sit in the studio during live news casting and see how things work behind the scenes. Also, interns are allowed to sit-in on daily meetings and pitch story ideas.So far I've only pitched 2 stories so I need to pick it up a bit

Through out the week, I met a lot of reporters, producers, editors and camera guys. So much, it’s been kind of hard remembering everyone's name. My main focus is in the Sports Department. Ruben introduced me to Keith Calkins, the Sports Reporter for Fox. I plan on shadowing him through out the summer.

During my internship, I'll be assisting producers, editors, photographers, and reporters with managing assignments and researching stories. I'll be able to go out into the field with the reporters and do stand-ups. I'll learn how to write, copy and edit videos, and learn how to run a studio camera and teleprompter. Near the end of the programs, interns will have a chance to put together a newscast! So I'll be working on my on-air skills.

Just about everyone I've met so far at Fox emphasized on writing, writing, and more writing and the importance of writing. So I know Professor Coomer’s, Writing for the Media class will come quite in handy.

Overall I’m excited about my new internship and can’t wait to learn more about the business and discover how much progress I’ve made.

I'm also blogging about my experience on Fox. My first blog is called "Introducing Erica Taylor". I’ll try to take lots of pictures during my internship and also show off Houston :)

So long for now.