By David Poulson
Students in MSU’s JRN 472 have been practicing shooting video and still images from a drone in WKAR’s Studio A.
The craft has a high definition camera that points outward and another camera that points directly below.
![MSU students Juliana Moxley, left, and Carly Giles fly a drone in the journalism class called News eye in the clear sky. Image: Kevin Duffy](http://knightjrnmsu.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/JulianaCarly-980x735.jpg)
MSU students Juliana Moxley, left, and Carly Giles fly a drone in the journalism class called News eye in the clear sky. Image: Kevin Duffy
The unmanned aerial system is operated from a smart phone that displays what the craft “sees.” Images can captured on the phone for later upload to YouTube or stored on an onboard USB drive.
![Cameron Vredeveld pilots the drone over instructor David Poulson as he attempts to get close enough for the vehicle's camera to read a paper held by Nathan Kujacznski.](http://knightjrnmsu.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CameronNathan-e1411079278327-980x1306.jpg)
Cameron Vredeveld pilots the drone over instructor David Poulson as he attempts to get close enough for the vehicle’s camera to read a paper held by Nathan Kujacznski. Student Carly Giles gives advice while waiting for her turn. Image: Kevin Duffy
The exercise is part of a Knight Center for Environmental Journalism course on the use of remote sensing for journalism and that is called News eye in the clear sky.