I arrived at Ronald Regan International Airport today at around 3:00 pm after a perfectly normal flight ready for my journalism and media conference. I have not been sure what to think about this conference for the last month or so after I was so excited to go. This conference will show me if I will eventually want to get into the journalism and media field. My first passion and only one is business and that is what I will be getting my major and master’s degrees in, but journalism could be something I would like to do on the side.
This first day here at George Mason has shown me that journalism is a wide spectrum. I have met several different people some that want to write for newspapers, some be an anchor, and some just learning about journalism in order to better their future carrer. I no longer look at journalism as just newspapers and mainstream news. I now look at it as part of blogs, Facebook, video and pictures also. This conference might not be bad for me after all, I believe I can learn a lot from something that I will not go full out in.
For example our first speaker today was Brian Lamb, creater and co-founder of C-Span. Not only does Mr. Lamb have a journalisticbackground but he is also a business man like I am. It always amazes me to listen to people who start something on their own like businesses and inventions, it takes a forward thinking person to do such a thing. Mr. Lamb showed us that he was looking into the future when he started C-Span and knew that people wanted to know how the people’s government is working.
Well I am off to bed, I’m waking up early for breakfast and a day packed full of simulations, tours, and speakers. This week is looking good so far and should be a learning experience for me.
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