Ever since I enrolled in the University of Maryland, I knew that I wanted to write articles for The Diamondback. Not only is The Diamondback an award-winning college newspaper, it is an independent student run newspaper; therefore, the daily news is coming from the perspective of college students.
Therefore, when assigned the Media Participation Project it became my goal to receive an article from The Diamondback. I went to the initial Sunday night meeting located in the South Campus Dining Hall to see the process in acquiring a story as well as the type of news stories that The Diamondback covers. At the meetings, students pitch ideas and then the General Assignment editor Quinn Kelley gives out additional stories as well.
The following Sunday night, I received a story for The Diamondback for their annual Fall Career Guide tab. The story that I wrote was about students who have on-campus jobs. For the story assignment, I interviewed three Maryland students, including Journalism 200's own Caroline Cummings. In addition to interviewing students, I also interviewed Ms. Becky Weir, an assistant director at the University Career Center about the impact and importance of having an on-campus job.
Writing this article gave me a first hand look of the process that journalists go through when reporting. I had a strict deadline and I was responsible for finding all my sources and interviewees.
I truly enjoyed my experience writing a story for The Diamondback and I look forward to writing more stories throughout my years here at the University of Maryland.
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