By Emme Moulton – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law’s daily morning news show, The Morning Briefing, has restarted its program for the new year.

The Morning Briefing, which is produced by the Broadcast Journalism class, provides students with information and announcements about Law’s clubs and activities. The show is a way for students to learn more about Law and know all of the upcoming events. 

Aside from a couple of minor tech issues, the news has been running smoothly so far.

“So far this year, the biggest challenge has been the technology,” Broadcast Journalism teacher Mr. Barcello said. “We’ve had some issues getting the news up and running live, but we seem to have figured it out now.”

Barcello is joined this year by new English teacher Mr. Carley. Carley said that he is very excited for his first year running the morning news and to see the students work together to make the morning briefing fun and enjoyable. 

“I’m so proud when a student pitches a segment idea that is truly unique and speaks to their personality, interests, and school community,” Carley said. “Being able to see them put their ideas together in recordings across the campus, learn how to edit their material together while experimenting with clever techniques, and produce a polished piece of media for our show has been extremely rewarding.”

Senior Cara Mikoliczyk said that being on the morning news has gotten her out of her comfort zone. When Mikoliczyk was a freshman, she said that watching The Morning Briefing got her excited and wished that she was on the show. 

“One skill I learned on the news was not being afraid to be myself,” Mikoliczk said, “With the news, outside of the show we broadcast each morning, we make fun videos that will later be placed in the morning show for others to see. These little videos allow all of the students to dive into their creativity.”

Senior Analiyah Velez said that being a news reporter helps her learn how to use more devices involved in the production.

“I have learned how to make content more entertaining while also learning the behind-the-scenes when it comes to creating a new channel,” Velez said.

Senior Ashlyn Smithauser said that the more practice people have with being on The Morning Briefing, the better they get at filming and editing videos. 

“One major skill I can walk away with from Broadcast Journalism is patience and being able to work through situations that don’t come on the first try,” Smithauser said.