After taking this course, I have learned and experienced a lot. There is so much time a dedication that is devoted to this type of job that I really feel you have to be on your game at all times. If your boss wants you to get up and go find the details of a story, you go do it without hesitation and no matter what you are in the middle of working on. You have to have exceptional listening and writing skills. You have to be well organized and keep up to date with things. Deadlines are a huge factor. I think I struggled the most with trying to keep my own opinions out of the stories I was reporting about. I kept reminding myself that I was reporting the story not giving my opinion or thoughts about it. I enjoyed this class because it was a different approach to writing unlike anything I have had to do before. After writing so many stories, I think I have improved my writing skills as far as grammatical errors. When you write a story you have to really watch your grammar and taking this class really helped me become a stickler about it which will only help me in the long run. I do recommend any Comm majors to take this class because it gives you a test of a job you might not have considered and you gain some very great tips on writing!
-Mel Webster
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