Democracy Now! is a news program that is
hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
From my visit to the station, I was able to see the inner workings of a
news broadcast station. We started our
tour off in the control room, where, as the name implies, we saw the controls
for everything in the studio. Every
switch served its own purpose, and there were people who oversaw various
operations. This was fascinating, for it was an entire network of operations
going on in one room.
We then
moved to the part of a studio that is separated by a glass; we were on one side
and the live broadcast was going on behind the other side of the glass!
From my
visit, I was able to observe an incredible anchorwoman, who not only delivered
the news, but also did so in an objectively interesting fashion. Her way of stripping her thoughts from her
report, and then feeding it to the public is something I most definitely want
to learn from.
After the
broadcast was over, Amy came over to the adjoining room to talk to us about her
experiences in the world of reporting.
Ms. Goodman has lived and is still living an exciting life in which each
day has a new adventure. Her curiosity
and ambition has led her to her present-day job as an anchorwoman. The tour, overall, was very insightful and
educational. I look forward to my next
visit to Democracy Now!
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