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Carey Higgins-Dobney
Dec 23, 20223 min read
Welcome to Wildcat News!
I know it's been a while, but it's been a busy transition from Fresno to Lexington! I'm now an Assistant Professor of Media Arts and...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Feb 6, 20213 min read
What does that mean?
If you've ever been in a newsroom, you'll here some terminology that isn't part of regular everyday conversation. VO? Nat pop? Cold open?...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Who are these people?
When people talk about local television, we toss around a lot of terminology and titles that might not be familiar. This post will cover...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Feb 1, 20212 min read
The Capstone Experience
This is my second term teaching the capstone, which is the editorial side of our weekly newscast, Fresno State Focus. These students...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
May 22, 20203 min read
The "Pandemic Pivot"
On March 17, 2020, we pulled the plug on in-person classes because of the COVID-19 threat. It was a weird feeling to say the least. At...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Jan 28, 20202 min read
New city, new TV production setups!
After nearly 18 years in Portland, academia called and we moved to Fresno, Calif. My husband, who is also a director (again, story for...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Dec 22, 20192 min read
Technical Difficulties
We ran a bit of an experiment in advanced studio production this term. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of my students, it turned...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Year 2: A donation and a new studio look
We have a fabulous studio space at Fresno State, but it wasn't being used to its fullest potential. There was a giant platform in the way...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Jul 14, 20191 min read
Visiting Univision21 in Fresno
Our colleagues at Univision21 in Fresno are awesome and are donating an old set to our studio, so I got to go meet them, see their studio...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Oct 31, 20181 min read
Fresno State Focus
Fresno State Focus is the weekly 30-minute newscast I get to help put on the air. My official role at this point is to teach the news...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Jun 1, 20183 min read
A changing look
Behind the scenes is not the only place changes happen at a TV station. The on-air look changes periodically, too! During my time at KGW,...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Nov 1, 20173 min read
What is automated production, anyway?
Believe it or not, I actually started off as a Broadcasting (read: on-air tv reporting) major at the University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!)....
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Out in the field
Occasionally I head out with a crew to the field to keep those skills up-to-date, too. No, you will never see me on air. Yes, that is...
Carey Higgins-Dobney
Oct 22, 20174 min read
A peek behind the control room curtain
Or what my former boss called “making the sausage.” Carey note (2020): Before I started teaching multiplatform journalism and television...
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