Montgomery Community Media

We have had another busy day at MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy. Our reporters took a break from editing to help record a video for an upcoming project with Power2Give. If you haven’t checked out MCM’s first project, “Send a Kid to Camp” yet, you need to. What a great way to give back to […]

The heat did not deter our backpack journalists from getting their stories the past week. They all came in this morning with a ton of footage for their stories.  We started recapping their week and then dove right in to editing with Final Cut Pro 7.  What an experience!  Our journalist learned some new tricks […]

What a fun-filled busy day at the Backpack Journalism Academy! I didn’t think we could fit in so much in one class, but we did! Our morning started off with a recap of yesterday’s class and then MCM’s very own Tamika Smith came in to talk about reporting. She showed us some of her stories […]

What a great first day of MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism. Session three is starting with enthusiasm and a TON of great ideas. Our board was full of interesting topics for our new journalists to start their own stories. As usual the morning started quiet, but after lunch, the conversation was flowing. I am definitely excited […]

  Ok, so it seems like we kept you busy from the end of June with Back Pack Journalism to Creating your own music video all the way through the end of July and its time to sit back and relax before school starts and vacations over.   Many of you go to the Montgomery County Agricultural fair which […]

You asked for it and we are delivering!  You can now pay your “Annual User Fee” online which is due by July 31, 2013. Make sure you select the correct amount for your User Fee when paying. Choose Membership Type Adult $40.00 USDYouth (under 22) $15.00 USDSeniors (55 +) $30.00 USD If you have any […]

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 […]

Are you a 7th – 12th grader looking for something to do this summer? Or, are you looking for something for your 7th – 12th grader to do this summer? Then look no further because MCM’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy is the place to be!  The first session starts on June 17 and there are two more […]

I know I say this a lot, but really, where has the time gone?!  In just over a week, the first session of MCM’s Backpack Journalism Academy begins and there will be brand new backpack journalists hitting the streets.  It seems like yesterday that we were just beginning the new Spring Break Backpack Journalism class. […]

Because of the overwhelming response for the July 15th HD VTR workshop, we are now adding another one on June 19th.  We are also adding The HD CG workshop on June 12th. Both begin at 7 pm and are FREE 2-hour workshops for all Certified Studio Technicians. Please note that priority is given to technicians […]