Medill people know how to throw a party….
Here’s Elana, Andy and Brian….
As for a theme, we really wanted to do “Celebrating Freedom, Honoring Service”, but it was taken.
So if everyone could bring something from 1 of the basic 4 food groups (appetizers, wine, beer,
wine), we will be providing a smashing main dish.
Hope to see you all there!
- Elana, Helena & Joan
These girls have an amazing house!
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He sounded sad that I didn’t take a picture with the new U.S. Senator from Illinois. For some reason…people are under the impression that I take pictures while I’m shooting a story and doing interviews. Plus - it was my first assignment on the first day of classes and I didn’t want the capitol hill big whigs to think I was unprofessional.
Here’s me (bottom right-hand corner) with Senator Obama. I did a screen-capture from the video that was digitzed to our Avid machines.
Since I’m moving with the big boys from the networks - I probably won’t whip out my camera for blog photo-ops. It doesn’t seem professional nor do I want my interview subjects to feel like I’m idolizing them. The Freedom Ball was an exception because Inaugurations only come once a year…plus I saw some other network people taking pictures. Monkey see - monkey do.
Ok - so….there you go.
Earlier this month - we took a little trip around Capitol Hill to see the spots where we can do our on-camera stand-ups. Here’s a nice spot: Cannon Terrace.
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I started taking pictures of people on their way to Inauguration….on the red line…before getting into the newsroom….I figured I just wanted to soak up the whole day…..
I also went to the Freedom Ball - as a member of the press core. It turns out my station passed on picking up the interviews and the Bush/Cheney speeches…but that’s ok….I went to inaugural….and that was cool….Bush and the First Lady danced to My Fair Lady’s “I Could Have Danced All Night.”
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Last weekend….we went skating at the National Mall…
Andrea took the pictures. We were not allowed to have cameras and cell phones on the ice….and they were strict about it.
I only got yelled at three times for doing jumps and spins….yeah, I may not be a 100 pounds…but I can still skate 
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We went to mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
It’s the biggest church in the Americas…according to their propaganda….
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Our broadcast class spent the first week learning everything we needed to know about DC - from meeting press secretaries, meeting house members , interviewing senators and rolling the camera gear around…..
Keep the dolly in front - at all times….
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On my first shoot - Lauren showed me one way to get between the different capitol buildings - by a private subway…
looks like something out of disneyland…security is tight on Capitol Hill - we had to take all this equipment off the dolly and load each through a metal detector. Since I didn’t have my official press pass - I had this temp press badge that changes color if I left one building and walked outside to another building. So this capitol subway enabled me to avoid the hypercolor change on my badge.
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Saturday was beautiful and I worked up a sweat, walking through downtown DC….I’m kinda in awe of this place….I remember visiting a while ago with family - but we were stuck on a bus tour…we didn’t get to see much of the district. So, I’m happy for the chance to walk around and all the signs, pointing to touristy stuff, made navigation a breeze.
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