NJN Blog Post

On what date did the "digital tansistion" occur for NJN?
          - June 12, 2009


Can you watch NJN via Internet?
          - Yes, sir! Sesame Street, ahoy!

Where is the NJN studio located?
          - Trenton

What are the NJN funding sources?
          - Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Fund for New Jersey, ETS, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Novo Nordisk, Wal-Mart, Organon USA, Inc., the New Jersey Education Association, and the Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life


List three items you are anxious/curious to see in the "STUDIOS" of NJN.
          - some show sets
          - see how the cameras work
          - see what happens bhing the scenes
Provide 5 "RELEVANT" questions you could potentially ask the tour director on the NJN tour. (suggestions include; employment, careers, lighting, teleprompter, stage setup, reporting, etc)
          - Are the teleprompter messages typed/changed on the spot or earlier in the day?
          - Are the reporters actually conversing and voicing thier opinions or are they practiced and scripted?
          - Do the papers on a news desk really say anything on them?
          - What kind of lighting techniques are used?
          - How much does a camera man/crew member get paid?