Monday Blog

            I became interested in journalism originally because I loved the idea of being the next Katie Couric. The more and more I explored journalism I realized there was so much more than the television aspect. When I signed up for our journalism class at school I was still leaning purely towards broadcast. The literary magazine at our school was rarely distributed and the school year 2008-2009 would be the rebirth of our magazine (BluePrints). As I began writing for our literary magazine I discovered that I actually enjoyed writing, more than book reports for English class and essays for history. My teacher approached me about the 2009 Journalism Academy the weekend before the deadline. I knew that the camp would be a great experience for me and that I could learn a lot to help me gain a higher position on our staff next year. 

Response: My interest in journalism came from...

My initial interest in journalism came from a class I took as a freshman. The name of the class was "journalism"--fitting, right? Well, my interest kind of took off from there; then, I became an editor for my school paper my sophomore year, and kind of continued my position into my junior year (by that, I mean that I was still an editor, but I changed my coverage from news briefs to reviews). This camp appealed to me because I thought it would give me the opportunity to become familiar with programs I might be using later, and it would allow me to expand my range of skills and abilities. Also, currently, I think I have an interest in getting involved with PR, as a profession, and I am interning with the Dunwoody Crier for the summer, so skills in this arena will definitely aid in both of these endeavors.

Monday Blog

I am interested in journalism because I love to read. Reading allows me to appreciate how well something is written even if I cannot do it as well myself. This may seem strange but I want to be able to write like the books and newspapers, and magazines that I read. So, I needed a career choice where I could read plenty of fun and interesting articles as well as have the ability to try to write some myself. This camp interested me because I knew I would get to dive in to the field of journalism and have a great time doing it. So far, I feel that I'm having a great time here.

Why I'm Here

This past school year, I got the opportunity to be editor-in-chief of my school's yearbook and it was probably the most rewarding experience of my school career. It made me realize how much I enjoyed journalism and I found that I had an amazing passion for what I was doing in that class. It was such an awesome thing to get to use my journalism skills, whether it be in graphic design, writing, photography, or whatever, and make a publication that everyone loved and will enjoy for a long time. This camp was an opportunity for me to sharpen these skills and prepare myself for next year. It's also really cool to be able to interact with people that are interested in the same things as I.

Monday blog topic

Here's the blog topic for Monday:

Why are you interested in journalism? Why did this camp appeal to you?

Write 100-150 words on this topic.

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