Thomas Miller | Feb. 10, 2011
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| Photo by Thomas Miller |
| Sophomore Deanna Allbrittin is one of several journalism students working at student-run IUSTV. The station will broadcast in high definition this spring. |
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Sometime this year, the student-run television station will be converting to high definition, something that had been held back by the limited funds available to the station. With the move to HD, the students are cementing their reputation as a place for students to launch their careers in broadcast news.
“When I interned at Fox, they knew IUSTV,” said Brittany Bradley, IUSTV’s news director. “IUSTV is recognized.”
Although Bradley is a telecommunications major, she said the station is a great place for journalism majors to develop their skills.
“We have reporters doing packages and our pitch meetings are very open,” Bradley said.
She oversees both of IUSTV’s news programs, Hoosier News Source and What’s Up Weekly. Hoosier News Source first premiered in 2003 and was known as I-Student News.
Bradley said the station has evolved to incorporate new media and online streaming, which gives students more opportunities to work on the show. The station already has conducted two info sessions this semester, one for students interested in all types of work and one for those interested in news.
“We have lots of people anchoring and reporting,” Bradley said. “Anything you want to do, you can do at IUSTV.”
For executive director Dan Swihart, the station is both an opportunity for students to try out broadcast and to get feedback on their reporting.
“We try to stay as relevant as possible,” Swihart said. “We’re always trying to critique people’s work.”
Senior Brianna Smith came to IUSTV after she interned at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne. Smith said her experience at her internship got her excited about continuing to work in broadcast.
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| Senior Kevin Wang is one of the anchors on Hoosier News Source, IUSTV's news program that started in 1993. |
When she got back to campus, she found IUSTV was the perfect place to get more experience.
“I get real world experience by filming and reporting my own stories,” Smith said.
While most students take on internships after working at IUSTV, Smith said her experiences in the professional world confirmed the value of working at the station.
“What you’re seeing at IUSTV will help you when you walk through the door,” Smith said.
Both Smith and Bradley said the station is looking to expand its opportunities for students. With the station switching over to HD and growing opportunities for the Web journalism students have a number of reasons to get involved with student television.
“Our main focus is getting new people to work for us,” Smith said.
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