April 29, 2014

Student Broadcast Explores Drones and the Crypto Economy May 2 on PBS

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Lafayette Lens, a student-run production created in partnership with WLVT Channel 39, the Lehigh Valley PBS affiliate, will air 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, on PBS. Every aspect of the show is produced by students in the Policy Studies senior seminar taught by Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies. It includes two 15-minute segments exploring the uses and implications of drones and other autonomous vehicles for business and society and the “crypto economy,” untraceable exchanges in cyberspace and encrypted currencies such as Bitcoin.

View more images of the show’s filming at PBS on Flickr

Producers Kelly Sposato ’14 and Maddie Press ’14 prepare for the show.
Members of the production crew go over the schedule prior to taping.
Reporter Aaron Freedman ’15 speaks with John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Law, and government and law major Jason Goldfarb '14 in preparation for their on-camera interview on drones.
Producers Kelly Sposato ’14 and Kathryn Tanenbaum ’15 look over things in the control room prior to taping.
Anchor Reed Shapiro ’14 and producer Cody Suher ’14 talk prior to the taping.
Reporter Aaron Freedman ’15 interviews John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Law, and government and law major Jason Goldfarb '14 on a segment about drones.
Reporter Aaron Freedman ’15 interviews government and law major Jason Goldfarb '14 and John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Law, on a segment about drones.
Anchor Reed Shapiro ’14 goes over the script during a pause in taping.
PBS producer Laura McHugh applies makeup to anchor Reed Shapiro ’14.
PBS crew members attach a lavalier to Reed Shapiro ’14.
Lafayette Lens co-hosts Maddie Peabody ’15 and Reed Shapiro ’14 prepare for their opening monologue.
Lafayette Lens co-hosts Maddie Peabody ’15 and Reed Shapiro ’14 speak during the show’s taping.
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