Reflections

This semester definitely flew by! I can't believe our last week of classes is about to start and we will be beginning our last semester here at Witt. This was my last course in the Journalism program and I can honestly say I truly enjoyed it. I don't know if I grew much throughout this course, but I think I have definitely  grown a great deal from my first class, Beginning Journalism with Mac my sophomore year, to this course. I came in to Macs beginner class thinking I knew everything since I wrote for my paper in high school and I was not open-minded to learning new things. But I quickly realized that I had a lot to learn and in order to improve as a journalist I need to accept change and have an open mind. The major change I can see in myself is my confidence in interviewing strangers. I have become more comfortable meeting new people and asking them questions. I have also gotten fairly decent at writing a story in my head during the interview. During the interview I can sense what is important and what is not and what would make a good quote and what does not. Overall, the whole journalism process has become much easier for me and I have learned to enjoy it and perhaps use these skills in my future career.