Kim Rizzitano
The Columbia convention is a time to be remembered and reflected on with a smile on the face and laughter in the heart. When the enormous coach bus came to pick everyone up at 5 am, all anyone could think of was how tired they were. As soon as we got on the road, however, all the passengers perked up and went about busying themselves for the long trip ahead.
When we first walked into Lerner Hall, I was overwhelmed with the commotion and intensity of all of the visiting students. Each was there for a purpose, a purpose to prove that their school had talent and deserved to be recognized. Pembroke High School students came with the same idea along with the hopes to learn a boat load of knowledge and gain more experience.
Several classes I visited were quite satisfactory, however, one that particularly stands out from the rest was a video/broadcast class taught by Marcy McGinnis, former NBC vice-president and current dean of Stony Brook University. This class, which was called Working in Broadcast News, informed me on several career choices in the field of journalism as well as a selection of colleges that had an excellent communications program. In addition, McGinnis retold her story of success.
This class was greatly informative and helpful; I found myself scribbling notes all over my notebook through out the class. Also, McGinnis’ own personal story taught me the value of preparation and where to start when trying to break into the world of journalism.
In addition to this class, I found the critique with Kathleen Zwiebel immensely helpful. She offered up advice for future printings of Sentinel as well as corrections for the present. Her positive attitude spurred the Sentinel staff to make useful changes in the paper.
Columbia over all was a positive and helpful experience. The end of the trip only brought frowns and sighs as people loaded their luggage into the undercarriage and trudged onto the bus. I came home with a greater understanding for the journalism world and have only become a better journalist because of the Columbia convention.
The Columbia convention is a time to be remembered and reflected on with a smile on the face and laughter in the heart. When the enormous coach bus came to pick everyone up at 5 am, all anyone could think of was how tired they were. As soon as we got on the road, however, all the passengers perked up and went about busying themselves for the long trip ahead.
When we first walked into Lerner Hall, I was overwhelmed with the commotion and intensity of all of the visiting students. Each was there for a purpose, a purpose to prove that their school had talent and deserved to be recognized. Pembroke High School students came with the same idea along with the hopes to learn a boat load of knowledge and gain more experience.
Several classes I visited were quite satisfactory, however, one that particularly stands out from the rest was a video/broadcast class taught by Marcy McGinnis, former NBC vice-president and current dean of Stony Brook University. This class, which was called Working in Broadcast News, informed me on several career choices in the field of journalism as well as a selection of colleges that had an excellent communications program. In addition, McGinnis retold her story of success.
This class was greatly informative and helpful; I found myself scribbling notes all over my notebook through out the class. Also, McGinnis’ own personal story taught me the value of preparation and where to start when trying to break into the world of journalism.
In addition to this class, I found the critique with Kathleen Zwiebel immensely helpful. She offered up advice for future printings of Sentinel as well as corrections for the present. Her positive attitude spurred the Sentinel staff to make useful changes in the paper.
Columbia over all was a positive and helpful experience. The end of the trip only brought frowns and sighs as people loaded their luggage into the undercarriage and trudged onto the bus. I came home with a greater understanding for the journalism world and have only become a better journalist because of the Columbia convention.
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