October 7, 2008

Purdue student TV news show debuts Spanish edition

"Fast Track te Informa" will air regularly at 6:30 p.m. on Friday , then repeat at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday on Comcast's Channel 5.

"Fast Track," a video newsmagazine, which covers Purdue and local news each semester, will air 6 p.m. on Fridays. Ten episodes of "Fast Track te Informa" will be produced a semester, in addition to 12 episodes for "Fast Track."

Patricia Rochon, clinical assistant professor of communication, Cecilia Tenorio, a continuing lecturer in foreign languages and literatures and Scott Schroeder, instructor in video production, are leading this project.

They also are collaborating with; Maricela Alvarado, director of the Purdue Latino Cultural Center, and Ivan Hernandez, director of admissions at Ivy Tech Community College and representative of the Latino Coalition. Students and faculty from Purdue and Ivy Tech are involved.

All stories will be in Spanish and some local stories will have English subtitles to support the acquisition of English skills, Rochon said. "Fast Track te Informa" also will receive news feeds from CNN.

Students in newsmagazine production and video journalism combine class research and work on stories outside of class using the Department of Communication's equipment. They then produce and tape the newsmagazine during class in the department's studio in Stewart Center.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Source: Patricia Rochon, (765) 494-2780, prochon@purdue.edu 

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