JRN 200: Even More Job Shadows!

Here's the latest job shadow reports I've received; they will each be posted as I receive 'em.  Take a look and see what you can learn from everyone's visits. There's a lot of good stuff here to help you decide what you want to do with your lives; what you need to be doing to get there; and what to expect when you do get there.

Please give each one of these a quick read, will you?

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I decided to shadow Marlee Delany of HOMTV 21 on August 1, 2014. Marlee is currently a Michigan State University student majoring in Broadcast Journalism.

Marlee and I arrived on set early in the morning where she was greeted with her stories for the day. She immediately began prepping for her segment that was supposed to air the next day.

I helped Marlee do some research for her stories and helped her go through some of the fact checking process that HOMTV makes her follow. We then sat in a production meeting for the next couples hours and listened to her boss communicate how he wanted the show to run.

Marlee was prepping for an upcoming election story so it was very important to her that she did not show any bias towards any of the candidates in her features. Some of her day-to-day responsibilities include writing a blog for the station, assisting her peers with research and fact checking, along with filling in on certain jobs that need extra help.

We talked a lot about how Marlee’s journalistic background has helped her create and maintain the blog for her station. She also noted that her bosses have done a great job exposing her to how a real news station works, but on a scaled back level. Marlee mentioned that this has been a perfect opportunity for her to get her feet wet in live television.

Marlee told me that journalism is all about honesty and integrity. She said that without those two things, no one would ever believe anything that you are saying. She also said that some of the best reporters out there are the people that the world can trust. I thought this was very true because I know I would be fast to discredit someone who I thought isn’t honest.

I could tell just from shadowing her for a day that she is an expert at what she does and that she has a tremendous future ahead of her. She is involved in so many projects and internships and she is definitely headed in the right direction. I was honored to follow Marlee around for the day!