Reporter's Notebook

I'd like better nothing else than the opportunity to develop, report, and produce my own stories. The reality is that I have other obligations and responsibilities. I am a full-time student and I work part-time. The reality is that the news business is a team sport, an extremely competitive team sport. The reality is that no matter how much I detest relying on other people, I exist as part of a team. I've been reminded that at the end of the day my responsibility remains the same. I am obligated to ensure that the stories I report are accurate, honest, compelling, and informative. My stories must be relavent to the public. Journalism is truly a public service. No matter how the industry changes, how newsgathering changes, I still owe it to those who get their news from me to give them an excellent story. People think that just because I work at a college station, I shouldn't take my job so seriously. My philosophy is this: the news is always serious business. I cannot control what others do, but I can damn sure give my best.

This week has been a rough one for me. I've had to get up, pull myself together, and go out on my own to report the news. My motivation for this week: begin putting together a story that highlight leadership development of young women. I chose to highlight the Institute of Notre Dame, the high school of the new speaker of the United States House of Representatives.







Pic 1 IND entrance
Pic 2 Latin translation "Excellence & Knowledge" or "Excellence and Skill"
Pic 3 "IND Way" sign
Pic 4 A handmade sign
Pic 5 Speaker Pelosi's Great Niece