Montgomery Community Media

What a way to end the first ever Summer Backpack Journalism Academy: Sports Edition! Our journalists really knocked their stories out of the park! (Sorry, for the corny baseball reference, but it works!) I am so impressed with what these journalists accomplished this week. Monday started with a lesson in Final Cut Pro X to […]

Our journalists have now hit the streets to get their sports stories. They have done an amazing job preparing for their interviews and I think they are going to have some very good stories. Yesterday was one hot day and our journalists were troopers! We started off with interviewing techniques and recapping what have learned […]

Summer is here and that means it’s time for MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy! The first session began today and we have a great class of budding sports journalists.  This is the first time we are devoting a full session to sports and it is thrilling! I am so excited to see how their sports […]

Last night was the big event…. The Summer Backpack Journalism Academy Viewing Party!  We had a full house to showcase the work of our newest Backpack Journalists. I am so unbelievably proud of every one of them. Their stories were set to a high standard and they definitely delivered. Parents, siblings and friends were able […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]