I’m going to be very honest here and say that I haven’t thought about this paper since the last FIG class. With Thanksgiving and classes, it flew straight out of my head. I think I can probably get one of my editors at the Maneater to sit down and chat with me, since many of them work or intern at for-real publications during the summertime. Ideally I’ll interview Kari Paul, my Arts & Entertainment editor, who worked at Ms. Magazine last summer. I’ll probably do so within the next week, since after this Sunday my life will be all finals, all the time.
I hope that interviewing Kari will give me a better idea of what it’s like to be an actual professional in the field of journalism, not just a student who writes a story or two every other week. I feel like there’s a huge disconnect between student journalism and professional journalism, mostly because of time issues – between homework and classes, writing for the Maneater is actually quite low on my list of Things I Actually, Legitimately Need To Do. I’m interested to learn what it’s like to have it at the top.
As for questions:
- 1) Can you tell me a little about the work environment at a professional news publication? How is it different from the environment here at The Maneater?
- 2) What kind of work can someone just entering the field expect to do at first?
- 3) What do you like most about your job? Dislike?
- 4) What is the most strange or interesting experience you’ve ever had in journalism?
Overall, I think this interview will help me develop a clearer and more realistic picture of what real-world journalism is like, and hopefully be a good indicator of whether or not it’s right for me.
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