broadcast outcast

I didn’t want to work on a sports documentary for this class. I hate to think that it might somehow pigeonhole me into a place I don’t want to be. But it makes sense, given the parameters of this class and the time schedule we’re working on. My struggles in other classes, namely Chicago Broadcast, [...]

To say I’ve done a poor job of updating would be an understatement.  A gross understatement. Regardless, here we are.  The last two months of my life have been filled with work.  Would I have it any other way?  Absolutely not.  I was putting in 10 to 12 hour days during the week. And I [...]

I try not to get too personal on this here blog.  Its intent is to give a glimpse into life as a grad student at Medill–not simply to be a forum for my brain sludge and/or musings. I am breaking with that goal for today. Today was a full day.  We held funeral services for [...]

On Friday, I was the “extra” web editor, meaning I was effectively in control of what showed up on the Medill Reports home page. Things didn’t start out great. Without going into details, the concept of “extra” web editor was new–and I was the very first to do it.  Needless to say, some quirks need [...]

My second story as a reporter was on universities reporting jobs created/maintained through stimulus money.  It’s a complex topic, and making it readable was a challenge.  I’m not incredibly pleased with how it turned out, given the time I spent on this, and many sources were uncooperative or ignored me altogether.  Still, it turned out ok.  I [...]

I haven’t been updating lately.  I have been very busy.  The girl I was seeing ended our relationship.  My grandmother is going to die within the next three weeks.  I have begun reporting on a daily basis.  On my “light” day, I have three hours of class. Regardless, I am enjoying reporting to a great [...]

Monday started the new quarter.  It was nuts. From  9-1, I have a broadcast producing class.  From 1:30-4:30, I have global journalism.  It’s a lot of class in one day, for sure.  Not to mention, it’s the only time I’m up in Evanston, and there are plenty of administrative things to take care of–getting my [...]

You’re not going to get a lot of facts out of every subsequent sentence from here on out.  This is simply my opinion on the first quarter at Medill. So what do I think? NEWSWRITING Well, the workload is about right.  If anything, it probably errs on the side of being too light.  I say [...]

Alright, so maybe that’s an overstatement.  But it wasn’t fun for me for personal reasons. Going into the final week of class, I had to file two stories, one of them being my video story.  Per our requirements for the quarter, we had to do only two A/V projects: a Soundslides piece, and a video. [...]

Today was a sad day for nerds like me.  It was my last day of Ethics and Law.  Everything we do in that class interests me.  I think most of my classmates agree. Craig LaMay, our professor, is a fantastic professor.  He’s a guy who knows his shit.  I was very surprised that he doesn’t [...]