Montgomery Community Media

Our Backpack Journalists got off to a good start today editing their stories. Some of the stories are almost completed. It’s so exciting to see the stories come together. I really think you will be impressed to see them. I know I was at what I saw today.  I hope you are ready for some […]

The holiday weekend didn’t distract our journalists from getting their stories. They all came to class prepared to learn to edit. All of them had their Sony Bloggie in hand; ready to tackle today’s editing instruction. They learned the basics of Final Cut Pro 7 today. I think they really enjoyed practicing with the footage […]

Today was a fun-filled day at MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy. Our journalists began class with a visit from MCM’s very own Tamika Smith who talked to them about reporting, interview skills and how to tell their stories. After that, they got to practice their interview skills with each other. In the afternoon, our journalists […]

Session 2 of MCM’s Backpack Journalism Academy started off great this morning. We have six new journalists ready to share their stories.  What a fun and talented group we have this time. The secret talents of our journalists are amazing. Among them are a figure skater and yo-yo pro. (See the Vine video below) The […]

Session One ended today with the last of the stories complete!  Our journalists did an amazing job and have started the summer off with a bang! If this session had this much energy and creativity, I cannot wait to see what the next two session have in store for us.   Check out some behind […]

We have some great stories ready to go! Half of the class finished their stories today! They all had a good time today working and helping each other. I can’t wait for everyone to see what they came up with. These teens are very creative and they let it show! More editing tomorrow!   Take […]

Our reporters hit the edit suites hard this morning to start putting their stories together. They really made a lot of progress today. I am very proud and excited for all of them.  It’s amazing to see how creative they really are. You will be very impressed by their work. Here’s a look at today’s  […]

Final Cut Pro was the focus in today’s Summer Backpack Journalism class.  Our journalists had their stories ready to go and the learned today how to put it all together.  I do believe they enjoyed learning all the fun and “cool” things you can do with video. They are so full of energy and I […]

Rain drops did not deter our Backpack Journalists today! We had an action packed, full filled day today at MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy session 1! After reviewing yesterday’s class, our journalists learned how to use the Sony Bloggie camera and tackled the scavenger hunt in the drizzle.  The afternoon included interview techniques and everyone […]

The first day (June 17) of Summer Backpack Journalism was full of energy!  I am excited to report that this class is animated and full of great ideas. Today, we talked about what backpack journalism is all about and then the students pitched story ideas. These teens really know how to present a story.  I […]