Today I shadowed Ms. Amanda Lamb at WRAL. She is a reporter for the network and spends her days very busy. We started the day by going to the courthouse in downtown Raleigh to look through arrest warrants in search of any new, big stories. After finding very little, we ran into an activist working on the Kyron Hinton case. Ms. Lamb was able to get the activist to do an interview regarding the story right there; it was simply luck that we ran into her. After interviewing a couple people outside the courthouse, we then drove over to the possible address of Hinton himself. When on the site, the atmosphere was shifty to say the least. I, thankfully, stayed in the car and observed. Ms. Lamb and Jamie (the photographer) hopped out and went down the street talking to people regarding the incident with Hinton. Even with all the shady behavior happening all around, the people were friendly and willing to help the reporters. After getting shots of the street and people there, we headed to get lunch and go to the Sheriffs Department. There they interviewed the sheriff about the case and discussed his opinions on the incident at hand. After collecting all the video, we headed back to the station where Ms. Lamb put together her shows and planned what to say. She then aired at 4, 5, and 6 o’clock. It was a crazy and hectic day, but I had tons of fun!
