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Newscast 4 was our special edition show. We decided to cover stories only focusing on gun control. It was an obvious choice because of the national debate currently going on, as well as the recent shooting incidents.

Newscast three is finished, and I think it was our best yet, for many reasons. The reporters have made a huge improvement all the way around. Their stories, stand-ups, voiceovers and editing skills are all so much better than they were at the start of the year. Usually, we struggle to find enough good packages to make show. Once, we didn’t even have any stories to use for BOR.

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      For Newscast 5 I think the greatest challenge, or maybe the greatest lesson, across the board was patience. There was adequate time, packages were either well shot or well salvaged, and compared to Newscast 4 we had more people stepping up and showing me better packages than they’ve had all semester. But somehow, I feel less satisfied by this Newscast than I recall feeling about some others. A feeling which I have yet to decide is merited or not.

In Greek mythology, a common favorite is the story of Icarus. A son of the great inventor Daedalus, Icarus was given to throws of passion when it came to his work. For those of you who may not know the story I will first take a moment to lament our ever-deteriorating public education system; and give you a brief synopsis. Icarus invented wings sealed with wax and, although warned by his father to not fly too close to the sun, became intoxicated with the freedom of flight. Before long he lost track of where he was and, sure enough, his wings were undone by the heat of the sun which sent him plummeting back to earth to meet his tragic fate.

Another two weeks have come and gone and the newscast, I’m pleased to say, has come out still better than the one before. While I typically have some remark or comparison to deliver I have to say my diction falls short in this case. Many of those who struggled early on seemed to find their footing this time and others who were on the cusp of making show, finally found their way to the light. Even those who didn’t came a close second, making my role difficult in a new and less expected way.

 It’s hard to believe that 14 days have passed and our second newscast is in the books. A fortnight felt like a matter of a few days. I’m told a distortion of the sense of time is symptomatic of either very stimulating or very difficult events. I would submit that, in this case, it was some combination of the two.