CWA/NETT Training Visits Cleveland

TNG and NABET members learn latest video editing skills through CWA/NETT.

CWA/NETT returned to Cleveland the last two weeks of March to teach members the basics of Final Cut Pro.

With the help of NABET-CWA Local 42, 29 members received computer editing training from longtime BURST instructor and CBS News veteran Jim Talluto. This beginner class included 4 TNG members, one CWA member and 24 NABET members.

"Training was designed to accommodate a broad range of skills and Jim's excellent teaching methods and personable manner were universally praised by all who attended," reported Jim Kolendo, vice president of NABET-CWA Local 42.

The mobile training lab now moves to New York City, Minneapolis and Portland, Maine, said Kevin Celata, CWA/NETT Program Administrator. And an intermediate version of the Final Cut Pro class is in development.

"More stations are migrating to Final Cut Pro video editing systems in broadcasting," Celata said. "For the news industry, reporters are needing to diversify their skills to do more and compete for jobs. In some cases the paper is moving to video and not training the member."