For my media participation project, I wrote an article for a
campus newspaper, Stories Beneath the Shell (SBS). This was a great experience
because it was my first time writing an article for anything. I have experience
on script writing and video experience but none with writing articles. This taught
me a lot about the journalism world and writing about something to make it
sound interesting. Writing requires more talent because although there might be
pictures to go along with the story, there is no actual footage so the language
has to be descriptive enough to be interesting. This is the part I struggled
with the most.
My article
was a feature covering the overall concept and the challenges of small dance
companies on campus. My main focus was on Forward motion Dance Company. This
company is a small dance program that struggles with recruitment and funding. The
same conflicts were presented when I interviewed other dance companies. I chose
to write an article for SBS because I like the idea of showcasing everyone. The
newspaper is dedicated to letting everyone’s light shine on campus. Most magazines
and newspapers on campus cover large sports teams such as football, basketball,
and soccer. They fail to recognize other organizations such as smaller sports
teams and new clubs. I especially like this feature because people only hear
about Maryland Dance Team and they strive to be a part of that but there are
other dance companies that have unique styles and dance abilities that dancers
could join.
Writing this
article did influence my journalistic aspirations in two ways. The first thing
made clear to me is that I do not want to focus on print journalism. Throughout
high school, I was leaning more toward broadcasting because of the internship I
held at a television news station but I still was not completely sure. However,
now I realize I do not like to cover stories through print. I love the
excitement of video, video editing, camera work, etc. For me, video is way more
exciting than print. The second thing I realized is what kind of stories I want
to cover if I go into news. I would rather cover feature stories or sports. Things
such as charity work, sports, and celebrity news interest me. I would rather
3work for a tabloid than a news station that covers serious news because it
does not capture my attention enough to dedicate my full potential to it.
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