First Posting as a Master’s Journalism Student
Scene From a Quiet Newsroom
The first week of my program at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism has come to an end and what a week it’s been. As expected, it’s going to be intense (I was out in the field the second day of classes, covering a charter school opening in the South Bronx). The instructors are going to be tough, but fair, I think and I like my classmates. It’s definitely a very diverse group in terms of experiences and age, but that hasn’t seemed to matter very much to this point, so I take that as a good sign. My biggest surprise to date has been discovering that I might actually like my broadcast journalism class quite a bit. I don’t (generally) harbor any ill will toward t.v. reporters or the format, but I just hate the sound of my own voice and can’t imagine being in front of a camera, so it’s something I expected to dislike reflexively, but, much to my chagrin, I’m quite intrigued. I’m also looking forward to the possibility of getting out with a camera during my interactive class. The prospect of being able to intergrate images into our packages is exciting. I haven’t been shooting seriously in quite some time and this might be the kick I need to get back to it.