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By Tara O’Donovan July 25, 2015 Now it’s crunch time. It’s time to get all stories, photos and videos in. Tensions are growing high now, but thankfully my team avoided all mishaps. I finished editing my broadcast on safety pretty quickly. Sound bites and layers! Professor Ricioppo complimented my work and told me that I … Continue reading Last minute details

By Elanor Peña-Humes July 25, 2015 Day two was definitely eventful. I enjoyed learning from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, J. Conrad Williams. His work is absolutely incredible. The way he captures stories with one photograph was jaw-dropping. The fact that I was able to learn even just the basics of photography from a man of such … Continue reading Cameras, interviews and ambulances

By Jessica Dils July 25, 2015 After going out, shooting video, and taking photographs, we had to put it all together to make a package. Everyone was on focus and working hard. We had to finish articles, edit photos, put together videos and write scripts for our voice overs. Voiceovers are recorded in a sound … Continue reading Sound booth

By Marchella Verdi July 25, 2015 On Monday, I got the chance to learn about a part of journalism that I have not had much experience with. Photojournalism requires deep thought and much patience. John Williams, a photo journalist at Newsday, would correct us when we said we made a mistake by telling us that mistakes can … Continue reading A picture is truly worth a thousand words

By Gusmery Ramirez July 25, 2015 I felt like a journalist today, and it’s only day three. John Williams came back to make sure we had our portrait-taking skills down packed. Afterwards, we broke up into 4 teams. You are now reading a post by a Greene Extreme member. In our teams, we’re assigned 3-4 … Continue reading Greene Extreme, first assignments, and editing

By Daniel Maron July 25, 2015 The old saying goes that the best tool one can have is experience. That is exactly what we gained today as we spent our first full day at the Greene Summer Institute. Our day began early with breakfast at the Students Activity Center where we glanced at the day’s … Continue reading Snapping the day away

By Shannon Kavanagh July 25, 2015 Today we visited the Newsday headquarters and got the chance to ask professionals about their experiences as journalists. The walls in each hallway were covered in blown up pictures of headlines, stories, and photos that were in previous newspapers. Just by walking through the halls, I was able to learn so … Continue reading Greene team takes a field trip

By Tara O’Donovan July 24, 2015 I just want to go home. This camp was fun and informative, but that was not the case today. Woke up with a “salty” attitude and went to bed with a “salty” attitude. Knowing that I had a story to write, scripts to get edited, and cover an additional … Continue reading Just keep swimming

By Joseph Bordino July 23, 2015 Today we were bombarded with technical information about how cameras work and utilize light and background to create great pictures. I really enjoyed taking the videos and editing the clips. In addition, we started reporting out on campus today. My team and I completed our first story on the effects … Continue reading Day 3 – Journalists in action

By Tara O’Donovan July 23, 2015 Today the Greene gang took on the Long Island Ducks. It was fun at first, but I started to become filled with anxiety. I wanted to get all the footage and interviews I could. Team 3, aka Greene Eggs and Ham, worked hard till about the eighth inning without food … Continue reading Get ready, get set, DUCK!

By Kelsey Larkin July 22, 2015 Starting our b-roll for our ducks play-by-play.  

By Natalia Revere July 22, 2015 The gang is all here! 19 aspiring journalists and 2 adults crammed into a minibus on the way to Newsday. I’m so excited to meet professional editors and writers. Maybe they’ll share the secret on what it takes to make it big. Later we are going to the ducks … Continue reading Journalism on wheels

By Shannon Kavanagh July 22, 2015 Today we were given our first journalism assignment.  Each team was given a topic that they would have to create into both a news video and a written story.  My team was given the SARAS program to cover.  The SARAS program is a three- week biomedical program here at … Continue reading The first real assignment

By Tara O’Donovan July 22, 2015 The first of many lessons to come was learning to draft a story and the all power inverted pyramid. I already knew a lot everything. My advisor, Fish, taught me, but I never actually looked into news drivers. It was really interesting, because now I look at how a … Continue reading Learning it all on limited time

It’s Tuesday afternon and we’re back in the newsroom! Today my team “Greene Eggs & Ham,” which includes Tara, Stephanie, Joseph, Jessica and myself went out to capture our story regarding the concept of Game Theory founded by John Nash. Nash recently passed away, so the annual Game Theory conference, which is being held all … Continue reading Greene Eggs & Ham on a mission

By Solyman Hatami July 21, 2015 As the sun rises on this fine midsummer Wednesday, the second full day came to a dwindling close, as the third just began. Yesterday was an amazing experience, as after a session with John Williams, my unnamed team went with the Empower SCI at their dorms, getting to interview … Continue reading Submerged in sedulous sampling

By Gusmery Ramirez July 21, 2015 Today was our first real Greene experience. From 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., the team and I had back-to-back lessons with eating and restroom breaks in between. It seemed never ending, but it was great to reflect on what I learned and to realize that it had been a … Continue reading Tiring day two 

By Joseph Bordino July 21, 2015 Today we woke up at 6:30 a.m. at the sound of a door pounding. We then proceded to have breakfast while reading newspapers. The breakfast was alright at the time, but it was heaven compared to lunch. I had pizza for lunch but it seemed that whoever made it … Continue reading Day 2 – Journalism boot camp

By Solyman Hatami July 21, 2015 Sitting here once again on a Tuesday morning waiting for the girls to arrive and leave for the SAC, I’m woefully tired and bereft of hunger. Last night I underestimated my fatigue and went to sleep too late, at 11:30 p.m., thus the cause of this morning’s unfortunate state. … Continue reading Regaling reflections and rapport

By Gerard Gwinn July 21, 2015 The previous night felt like I slept in the Gobi desert at midday. The experience I had today was pretty packed and overwhelming but It never felt like I was crammed with work. Working with John Williams was exciting. I mean I never stood in the same room as a … Continue reading The ISO and F/stop

By Matteo Bracco July 21, 2015 Today I completed my first full day. It was a long one at the least. For the first time, we got hands on with the equiptment and went out to use it. We were able to start editing our work too. Most importantly, we had our first interview. I … Continue reading A long first day

By Shannon Kavanagh July 21, 2015 Today was an exhausting, but very productive day in the newsroom.  We spent our time learning about different cameras and were actually able to use our new skills to take pictures and record videos.  We were also split up into teams to complete assignments with, for the remainder of … Continue reading 12 hours on the job