Bonn Media Festival: H-BRS invites visitors to a news studio

In front of the camera rather than in front of the telly: at the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg’s studio at the b.future festival, visitors can switch perspectives and have a go at being a newsreader. Just like in a real television studio, participants stand in front of the green screen and read a short news script from the teleprompter as soon as the camera’s red light comes on. At the same time, the technology superimposes a virtual news studio behind the footage. As a memento of their appearance, all participants will receive a USB stick containing the recording. The try-it-out studio can be found on Saturday 3 October, from 10 am to 4 pm, in the Haus der Bildung (Room 1.60).

“What makes the b.future Festival special is that journalism isn’t just discussed here – it can also be experienced first-hand. Presenting a news item on camera often looks easier than it is. Anyone who stands in front of the teleprompter themselves quickly realises just how much journalistic skill goes into a professional performance,” says Professor Tanja Köhler, who heads the Digital Journalism and Audiovisual Media department at the H-BRS. “With our news studio, we want to bring this to life and, at the same time, show just how much fun it is to try out journalistic formats for yourself. It is precisely this combination of journalistic craft, media technology and practical experience that also sets our training programme at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg apart.”