Students reflected on the work that they finished on Wednesday, while some scrambled to finish with last-minute touches. The classes that produced video projects, such as documentary film, got to have a viewing session in the Media School’s screening room. During this, the TV Newscasting class got to finish their broadcast and watch it on the big screen in Franklin Halls’ Commons.

TV Newscasting did a live broadcast in the studio.

Lily Spagnolo on the TV News set.

Lars Lonnroth on the TV news set.

Leila Byers on the TV News set.

HSJI News anchors listen for instructions.

Lars Lonnroth on the TV news set.

Kaitlyn O’Conner on the TV News set.

Lars Lonnroth on the TV news set.

Lily Spagnolo works on the HSJI News set.

HSJI News anchors listen for instructions.

The students read off of the teleprompters when filming.

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The fourth day of HSJI was the most stressful. It was crunch time for all different classes to get editing, audio, and photographs finished. Deadlines were met, despite the hours on end of efforts.

Students in the Documentary Film class put the finishing touches on their film pieces.

Students in the Documentary Film class put the finishing touches on their film pieces.

Students in the Documentary Film class put the finishing touches on their film pieces.

Students in the Documentary Film class put the finishing touches on their film pieces.

Students learn how to align photographs in the adobe spread program.

Students in the Photography class put the finishing touches on their photo stories.

Students bust out their singing skills during Wednesday Night’s karaoke.

Students bust out their singing skills during Wednesday Night’s karaoke.

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Students woke up early Monday morning in order to make it to their classes at Franklin Hall. The larger classes such as Documentary Film and TV News got to check out the necessary equipment for the week. many students are excited to begin filming tomorrow for their package story or documentary. The other classes have been assigned projects of a smaller scale to begin working on journalistic skills like interviewing or working a DSLR camera.

HSJI Sports Broadcasting students learn the basics of photoshop in a media library.

Students learn the basics of camera and microphone usage in the commons of Franklin Hall.

“Birthday Girl” Ashley Johnson takes her newly acquired equipment back to the Documentary Film Class.

Lawson McAteer waits in line to get his equipment for TV newscasting.

Emma Long jumps right in to using the camera during class time.

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Students arrived this afternoon from all over the country to check-in for a week at Indiana University to study journalism of all platforms. To begin the second full session of the summer program, high school students attended their first group classes and learned the basics of their specialty.

Holly Hays, IndyStar breaking news reporter, guest-teaches for the yearbook class. Hays had formerly been the editor of the Arbutus yearbook during her time at Indiana University.

Each student is given a folder containing crucial information about the week.

Students check in at the main lobby of Spruce.

Students receive room keys during check-in time.

Dean Hume teaches the importance of communication to the sports broadcasting students. They were challenged to find the most interesting information about their peers’ lives.

Photojournalism students participate in a class game of charades as an icebreaker. …
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