Frustrations…but I still love it

There is nothing more frustrating than have three news briefs to write and every single source is out until Monday when you have a deadline on that Friday.

Luckily, I was able to interview Kenneth Rogers for another story that is due to Dan by Friday. The interview went very well over the phone. At the end, Rogers began to tell me about the way he thinks. He made many great points. He talked about the power of positive thinking. He told me to look at the positive thinkers and the negative thinkers for the next few days. He said I would then see that the positive thinkers get things done. There was quite a bit more knowledge he shared with me, but my notes are back at the office.

I started writing that story on Thursday and will finish it on Monday.

I’m also almost done with my student and alumni profiles for the journalism Web site. It seems like it is taking forever to finish because I have been having trouble tracking down good students to profile. Earlier this week, I interviewed Kameel Stanley, a journalism student at Central that is currently doing an internship at the Washington Post. One thing that really sticks out in my mind is her determination. I think that attitude helped (and her talent for reporting, I’m sure) land that internship at the Post.

My latest project is a campus safety campaign. Dan, Sydnee and I just started on this last Wednesday. I think that I offer a good point of view for this campaign because I still am a student. I wrote the copy for a postcard that will go out to students, but we have more work to do for posters and promotion.

Overall, my internship is going well. I have noticed my writing skills improving. I also am thinking more creatively. I am working with a great people that want to help me as well. It has been exciting.