I learned a lot about journalism. A lot of the things we went over I already knew but even still it was a great experience.
I learned how to trim my words instead of using words that didn't really need to be there.
I learned that you need to wear another hat when your editing because you also have to be a critic of your own writing. Some time when you write things you use a lot of words that you don't really need and it makes your story sound not so interesting as it would be if you used words that get straight to the point.
I like working with the different editors because your able gain a sense of how they interpret your story. I had wrote a story about the McCullum Youth Court. Before I wrote that story I had no idea what that was all about. When I started calling to talk to people it seem like my story was not going to have no life at all. As I kept at it I set up an interview with some of the staff that work there. They all gave me good quotes and I was able to format my story the way I wanted it to be. I learned how to blog because this is something I don't normally do.
I learned how to take pictures and learned a new word called aperture. I learned how to use a audio recorder something I never used before, but when I used it I did a good job.
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