A number of classes have benefited me on my career path and with my senior project during my time here at Westminster College
I love storytelling and, consequently, writing. Every since I was young, all I wanted to be when I “grew up” was a writer. As soon as I started to read books, I began writing my own stories. And although I never finished them, I knew what I loved to do. So when I came to college, I started to wonder, what will I do with my life? I didn’t really see myself making it as a “professional author,” at least not right away, so I turned to broadcasting as a way to apply my love for writing into a practical field.
Class after class,
I still wondered, did I make the right decision? I liked broadcasting, and I seemed to have a knack for it, but I still felt like I wasn’t following my “life-long goal.” Now, granted plans change, but I still wanted to do something with writing.
During the fall semester of my junior year, I had to take a cluster class. This involves two classes from different disciplines that focus on the same subject area. The one I took studied translation, and the class that I would like to talk about that influenced me was the English side of it, called “Translating America.” Dr. Swerdlow, an accomplished writer and poet, was the professor for the class.
Throughout the course, we studied all kinds of poetry and discussed social issues/questions about life inAmerica America
Although, this wasn’t a broadcasting class, I still think it helped me tremendously with my career goals and my senior project. This class reminded me that good broadcasters still need to write well, and although poets write in a different style, there’s still room to be creative and inventive with your writing, delivery, expression, and use of sound throughout a story. Just like any poet, a broadcaster must be in tune with the world, attending to its every detail, so as to report what they see, what they hear, to report reality, so that everyone can feel like they were there in that moment. In addition, I will complete a handful of feature stories about the history ofLawrence County
In my opinion, broadcasting is all about good storytelling…
I love storytelling and, consequently, writing. Every since I was young, all I wanted to be when I “grew up” was a writer. As soon as I started to read books, I began writing my own stories. And although I never finished them, I knew what I loved to do. So when I came to college, I started to wonder, what will I do with my life? I didn’t really see myself making it as a “professional author,” at least not right away, so I turned to broadcasting as a way to apply my love for writing into a practical field.
Class after class,
I still wondered, did I make the right decision? I liked broadcasting, and I seemed to have a knack for it, but I still felt like I wasn’t following my “life-long goal.” Now, granted plans change, but I still wanted to do something with writing.
During the fall semester of my junior year, I had to take a cluster class. This involves two classes from different disciplines that focus on the same subject area. The one I took studied translation, and the class that I would like to talk about that influenced me was the English side of it, called “Translating America.” Dr. Swerdlow, an accomplished writer and poet, was the professor for the class.
Throughout the course, we studied all kinds of poetry and discussed social issues/questions about life in
Although, this wasn’t a broadcasting class, I still think it helped me tremendously with my career goals and my senior project. This class reminded me that good broadcasters still need to write well, and although poets write in a different style, there’s still room to be creative and inventive with your writing, delivery, expression, and use of sound throughout a story. Just like any poet, a broadcaster must be in tune with the world, attending to its every detail, so as to report what they see, what they hear, to report reality, so that everyone can feel like they were there in that moment. In addition, I will complete a handful of feature stories about the history of
In my opinion, broadcasting is all about good storytelling…
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Finally...some praise for the cluster program! When students participate and embrace clusters, they really take you somewhere.
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