An update

(If you read my other blog, A Step Ahead, this is the almost same post)

My internship with CMU Public Relations and Marketing has been keeping me pretty busy during the day. By the time I get home, the last thing I feel like doing is staring at the computer and writing some more. I definitely need to post more often, so I am going to shoot for posting at least once a week – most likely on Friday since that is my only day off.

Here’s the recent news

- Two of my ad concepts for Centralight Magazine are in the process of being designed by Amy.

- I’ve been writing content for the Department of Journalism and their new Web page. I am currently doing alumni and student profiles.

- The other Web site content I wrote has been sent to IT, I believe.

- I have been doing more work with CMU Welcomes You, putting in the articles, pull quotes and such.

- I  got a copy of the PBS guide containing an ad I wrote – The first hard copy of my work at PRM

- I saw a copy of Connections, a newsletter containing material I wrote about the new education building

- Today I was assigned two more items for the Reference Point.

I would describe my internship as a whirlwind of learning. I am improving my writing skills and getting real experience. It is so exciting. I really like how I get feedback and suggestions from Dan on my work. He doesn’t take an article and just edit it. He tells me what could be better and lets me do it myself. I think that is really helping me learn more.

I interviewed Frank X. Blouin, Jr. for the Reference Point at the Friends of the Library luncheon last month (Sarah was a huge help with coming up with interview questions).  There was an enormous amount of information to sort through. I had to remind myself that I was writing an story, not a report. I had used a voice recorder in the interview and during his presentation about the Vatican archives, so I was able to sort through the information to get the most vital pieces.