A couple of hours ago I got back from a very enjoyable (and very wet) first day at the KM. Here’s what I got up to on my first day:
In the morning I was tasked with covering a fire at a garden centre in Sidcup. I managed to get an audio interview with one of the people at the centre and also wrote an article on the blaze, which contains a snippet of the audio interview.
Then I was put on the story about animal owners abandoning their pets in increasing numbers due to the recession. I set up a video interview down at the RSPCA centre in Leybourne, West Malling. However my interviewee was busy (with no less than the BBC) and tied up for the rest of the afternoon so that fell through. I did manage to get some stock footage of some dogs in their kennels which can be used by the site at a later date though.
By that point I was absolutely soaking so it was back into my car (and its blissful blast of warm air) and then back to base to do some research on potential stories to follow up.
All in all a good day, and I look forward to what tomorrow has in store for me.
