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Now Hiring – Youth Reporter Wanted

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Now Hiring – Youth Reporter Wanted

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Curiosity. Determination.

There is so much more going on in the city of Sacramento than what we see on the nightly news. Beyond the crime and the drama, there are the stories of real people making a real difference right now in our neighborhoods and throughout our communities. For a number of various reasons, those stories more often than not are overlooked, leaving the casual observer with a distorted view of our world.

That’s where we come in.

AccessLocal.TV is a website where the people and groups in Sacramento who are working hard to improve our community come together to share our stories. It’s the place where your voice counts. It’s a place where young people can express their views and
be heard. And we’re looking for new team members for our Neighborhood News Correspondents program right now.

Are you what we’re looking for?

We are looking for young people between the ages of 16-23 who can express their thoughts both with the written word and through other forms of digital media to tell the tale of modern-day Sacramento. If this is something you think you can do, and want to be a part this exciting project, contact us today.

For more information send an email to connector@accesslocal.tv today.

Podcast: Meet the Fall 2018 Neighborhood News Correspondent Team

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Podcast: Meet the Fall 2018 Neighborhood News Correspondent Team

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Wpodcast-pic[1]elcome to another episode of the AccessLocal.Tv Podcast. On this show, the Neighborhood News Correspondents introduce themselves to our readers and viewers. What do they hope to accomplish while in this program? What brought them here in the first place? Their comments and opinions may surprise you! Feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the discussion in the comment section below!

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VIDEO: Bruce Tran Talks About His Year At Accesslocal.tv

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VIDEO: Bruce Tran Talks About His Year At Accesslocal.tv

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Instead of trying to tell you to not procrastinate, I will tell you how to do it because procrastination is almost inevitable. First thing first, do not worry about the project assigned to you until nine hours before it is due. Second, drink five cups of coffee and panic really hard. Third, throw together some sloppy work as fast as possible. And there, you have successfully procrastinated! But in all seriousness, procrastination will make your job very hard. Do not treat your assignment as homework but rather as duties you must fulfill. That is what helped me, I hope you found that useful.

Being a journalist is not only an opportunity but also a responsibility. There are many things I learned while working at accesslocal.tv over the summer that has improved me as a person and as a content producer. I wish to pass the things I have learned to you, the future Neighborhood News Correspondent. The biggest thing above all is to be yourself. Being yourself is what allows the articles and videos you produce to be unique. There are general guidelines to how you should make content but there are no rules that are set in stone. Every article you write and video you make will improve your skills as a journalist. It is a continuous learning experience that does not stop unless you decide to stop. I hope you will always grow when you are with the team.

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Handbells & Health Wednesday May 24th on LiveWire.

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Can you hear the bells? RiverBells Sacramento are music to our ears as they come to talk about their Gala Concert! The Oak Park Farmer’s Market will be speaking about the exciting news the farmer’s market has to offer including their Walk for Health Event.
RiverBells Sacramento is a nonprofit community English handbell ensemble founded in 1998. This group consists of about 15 professional quality ringers. Their Gala Spring Concert takes place June 4th and is an event you don’t want to miss.


For More Information:
www.riverbells.org
The Oak Park Farmer’s Market is a wonderful market operated by the nonprofit group NeighborWorks Sacramento. This market features food vendors, farm fresh products, live music, kids’ activities and more. They will be sharing about what is new at the market as well as speaking about their Walk for Health event.


For More Information:
facebook.com/oakparkfarmersmarket
Join us for LiveWire! every Wednesday at 5 p.m. on Access Sacramento. Watch Comcast or Consolidated Communications, channel 17 or on AT&T channel 14. You can also watch the program streaming from Access Sacramento.org at the same time it airs live. The encore presentation airs Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/LiveWire.Sacramento.

The World Between People, My Experience As A Journalist

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The World Between People, My Experience As A Journalist

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There are many realities to the world. People are born differently, raised differently, know things differently. My time as a Neighborhood News Correspondent has allowed me to explore those realities that were not my own. I remember my first video I did about the Summer of Service. To me, it was a program that I have grown up with and kept me out of trouble. To other students, it was an essential part of their life. Their parents have to work year round, especially those from low-income households and do not have time to spend with their children. The Summer of Service offers a home to those kids when school is out. That video was the beginning of my journey to learn more about the world and myself.

Me During a Youth Conference

I learn that sometimes it is not just enough to put yourself in other people’s shoes. There is a more complex process to understand people and why they do what they do. Through these stories, through spending time with them, very often the entire day, I learned to know what they experience. It is when I sit down to write an article about them or make a video, that I start contemplating the deeper meaning behind their work. Whether it’s a local youth action group, legislation, or a community event, there is always a deeper story to be told, the story of South Sacramento.
To the future Neighborhood News Correspondents, I have advice for you. This internship makes you a journalist, it gives you power and opportunity under your command that many don’t have. Don’t be afraid to question anything. Do not accept the norm as it is and never accept the answer of “it has always been this way.” Be creative in your work and express all you have to yourself to demonstrate that you care about your project. It is through that process can you come to enjoy being a journalist. My biggest advice is, do not be afraid. If you are naturally shy, this program is an odyssey for you to become brave. If you are naturally brave, this program will take you to heights you never know you could go.

Oak Park Farmers Market; Promoting Healthy Lives

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Oak Park Farmers Market; Promoting Healthy Lives

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Every Saturda13839747_1004100713036718_1493517239_oy from May through October, the  Oak Park Farmers Market is held in historic McClatchy Park. On the most recent Saturday, many vendors gathered there  to sell their own locally produced fruits and vegetables. Some of the vendors sold something a bit different than the rest. Dave Feldpausch, owner of Dave Pops sells a dairy free ice cream which he hand makes himself.

“This business of selling dairy free ice cream started from myself being allergic to dairy,” says Feldpausch.  “It being pretty difficult to find ice cream, I decided to start making my own and begin selling them to people aren’t normally exposed to them.” Many other stands at the market which were on hand to promote a healthy lifestyle. A stand set up by students from UC Davis used a questionnaire on living a healthy lifestyle for children to come by and play with. If they won the game they could get a free fruit to eat.

Nate Turner, an employee for The Neighborworks Summer Vista Program, had his own stand where13633316_1004100526370070_1190482757_o he was serving free flavored water as well as passing out flyers on eating healthy, exercise, programs, and more.

“I’m out here to… you know, be able to let those who don’t know about the healthy choices around them, and expose them to it,” said  Turner.

Many people from Sacramento showed up to the market to either buy from the vendors and participate in the activities that promoted a healthy lifestyle. As people went around, stands were encouraging attendees to exercise for free produce in return or provided samples of their produce to convince customers to buy.

“I think t13835536_1004100899703366_1912303413_ohis is a great opportunity for many people around this area to take advantage of the amount of fresh produce that is being sold here,” said Debbie Clark, a customer of the farmer’s market.  “It’s difficult for some people in many different places in Sacramento to have access to fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables. So having this market here is a great benefit to people in this area.”  

For more information about the Oak Park Farmer’s Market and their upcoming events, visit their homepage at this link.

 

 

Welcoming Back Jennifer Lee – Neighborhood News Correspondent

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Welcoming Back Jennifer Lee – Neighborhood News Correspondent

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I’m back! I can guarantee that almost none of you guys will recall that I ever left or was ever previously employed by AccessLocal.Tv. Let me catch you up. I worked as a Neighborhood News Correspondent here over a year ago, but bittersweet as it was I had to leave the program to begin college at Loyola Marymount University as a screenwriting major.

Sure, everybody tells me it must be such a fascinating major, but guess which career field is severely lacking in jobs, Screenwriting. No one tell my parents. They still think Disney will hire me bJenny n friendsecause my second cousin was a voice actor in Zootopia. Despite the odds, I have found some interesting internships of a more journalistic nature. At my university I write for news portion the campus TV station profiling the successful athletes I see at the gym when I use the spa there.

I find the natural state of journalism, exposing raw human emotion, to be incredibly evocative, but my true allegiance will always lie in the career coffin that is comedic writing. Maybe it’s the innate self-deprecating nature of comedy writers that causes me to hyperbolize the lack of success in the field. I mean there are plenty of successful comedians, several of whom I would consider practicing idolatry for.

Or maybe I’m just someone so consumed by her dreams that she wouldn’t know left from right without them. I will see my aspirations come into fruition, or I’ll die trying. Let me add that creative people can be a roller coaster of emotions, as evidenced here, so take all of this with a grain of salt. My name is Jenny and I have dreams. Hello, nice to meet you.

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