March 2009
6 posts
Future Dilemmas
As a college student, I’m pretty much living in a bubble. The job market doesn’t matter to me at the moment. My biggest worries include getting my homework done on time and not failing any tests. Thank God I’m a college student.
But what happens when I graduate? What happens when I get thrown into the real world and have to take care of myself? These are questions that plague...
Next Up, Lab Ten
Spring break is a time for hitting the beach with friends, having late nights partying and having way too much food. Spring break is not about doing a news story for your MMC2100 class. Unfortunately, that is exactly what I’ll be doing this spring break.
Instead of looking up all the best parties in town, I’ll be looking up environmental issues. Once again, the disadvantages of...
To Be or Not To Be
Back in freshman year, I was an anthropology major. I chose this because I didn’t know what I wanted to do and thought that it sounded better than undecided. So I went with it, never really thinking that I would end up graduating with it.
Anthropology was more of a temporary thing for me until I found what I really wanted to dedicate my life to. Over this past summer, I finally made up my mind...
My First Interview
My first interview went surprisingly smoothly. My plan was to interview a phone salesman for the story I was writing on smartphones. Thankfully, that plan didn’t get altered too much.
It was 7 p.m. Monday night. The story was due 24 hours from now. I left work, stopped by my apartment for five minutes and ran out the door. After practicing my introduction a couple times to myself in the...
My First Independent Story
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Last week, I had my first glimpse into life as a reporter.
In MMC2100, I did my very first news story outside of class. The whole thing was stressful, to say the least. I had to come up with a story focus, tie in the source given to us, interview two additional sources, write the story and have it all done within five days.
When the realization...