2 months later.
All I have to say is... wow.
I honestly had no idea how many people read this. I figured it was my family and maybe two or three others. But in the two and a half months that I stopped posting, I've received about a dozen emails asking me not to quit posting, and a few others with just questions about the Navy and/or mass communication specialists.
I took the break because I needed it, and even though I'm back I still may not be updating as frequent as some like.
I know this sounds like a lame excuse, but in my time here I've been pretty exhausted. I keep pretty busy at work most days so usually when I get home the only thing I want to do is eat dinner and go to bed.
Since it's been so long I have definitely become accustomed to my job now. So I'll give a quick rundown of my daily schedule.
Typically show up to work at 8 or 9am(depending on whether or not it's a PT day. PT meaning Physical training.) Work on the newscast for the day, that includes putting together the morning newscast, the news update that airs throughout the day, and then the main evening report. There are three of us on the news team so ideally different people work on different parts of everything.
Usually this all gets done and sent out the door anywhere from 1p.m to 5p.m. Also at some point throughout the day scripts for the next one to two days' newscasts should be written, then we go and shoot the "in's and outs". Basically us sitting at the desk saying "Welcome to your AFN Sigonella Report, I'm [Name]" then introducing the stories that we are airing and putting out any pertinent news.
Now add to that the fact that you may have a story to go shoot. So when one person is out of the office on a shoot that means the other two have to pick up the slack. And so, usually 1 of the 3 of us are working on shooting or putting together a story while the other two are working on putting together the newscast and preparing scripts and such for the next day.
this should be a link to the finished product. The Sigonella Report:
and below is an actual story I put together on the local children going back to school.
(**NOTE** The quality is crap on that Youtube Video. You may be better off watching it on the AFN Sigonella website. www.afneurope.net/sigonella )
6 comments:
I'm so excited to see you posting again! Yeah, your journal has been such an amazing resource...you really have no idea. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Good to see ya back.
You should really get a tracking device, you'll find you probably get about 50 hits a day. If you type in Mass Communications on google, your blog is one of the top sites. I've even seen people talking about it on different forums. Keep up the good work, you're making a name for yourself.
Hey Adam This is Kevin (if somehow you can't tell). I've been waiting on you to post something else its about freakin time man! I loved the news thing though, I watched it and told all my friends that I knew who that guy was on the TV! (computer really). Hope things continue to go well. ttyl
I found it by googling "Sigonella" and "blog". Blogging was unheard of when I was stationed there, but in a moment of nostalgia for the place, it occured to me there now must be at least several dozen people there keeping blogs that could give me a quick fix. Yours was one of the first to come up.
Formerly OS2 Remington
You are so courageous! In this sordid world of con-men and snake-oil salesmen, you breathe a fresh breath of honesty into your surroundings. And even though that breath often reeks of garlic-flavoured "Nibblers" pretzels, it's an honest breath nonetheless. So courageous!
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