Was it Abuse or an Accident?

Monday was a gooood day! I went into the station at 2pm, just in time for the after noon meeting. One of the things I picked up on while interning is that, you gotta be quick! Luckily, I got the chance to go out into the field with News Reporter Sally MacDonald. I was able to beat out a couple interns.

Sally’s assignment was a story about a mother who lost her 2 month old baby. The twist or maybe question to this story is how did the baby actually die? One side says it was due to an accident and the other side says the baby showed signs of a ‘shaken baby’.

Here's the video to check it out:

Sally, the camera guy Mike and I went to the home of the family, where Sally did her interview. Also involved in the story and there for the interview was Quannel X, a community activist in Houston, TX... whom I shook hands with.

How ever the baby died, it was a sad time for the family. The mother shed tears when she spoke about her baby. As I stood there in the background, it was sad to watch and couldn’t imagine the pain she was feeling. A sad story but it was good experience to see how a reporter works.

After we were done with the interview, Sally did a stand-up. I got a chance to do one too. And after about 5 takes and with help from Sally and Mike I finally got it down.

Later back at the station, me and another intern spent some time talking with other employees at Fox. We also took lots of pictures. I ended my day sitting in the studio for the 9pm newscast and left station at about 10pm.

My first time going out with a news reporter and it was fun… But I hear sports calling my name. =)