Rebbeca Koenig: Two Different Jobs – Exercise Two?

On September 22, 2021, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rebecca Koenig, who is a journalist that focuses on reporting about the shifts in education. After a brief introduction, she talked about her previous job at U.S. News and how it compared to the job she currently has at Ed Surge. She said that “U.S.…

Friends or a Date & Spirit Week – Exercise Four

For my first article, I am planning to write an article on why people are going to Homecoming. I interviewed quite a few people on the topic and found some great quotes. Many people were receptive to my questions and brought out an interesting thought. Through many interviews, I found that people were going to…

First Amendment Center Findings – Exercise One

Freedom of speech is critical for Media Writing because without it, our voices will be limited. If we do not push back when silenced, we will lose our freedom of speech altogether. Without the First Amendment, we can only speak within a rule system like other countries. Although there is freedom, there remains boundaries that…

Editing an Article – Exercise One

Delta-8 THC draws warning from feds as Illinois again tried to crack down on hemp derivative https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/9/15/22676535/delta-8-diet-weed-cdc-warning-illinois-marijuana-cannabis-thc-delta-9-hemp A pair of federal agencies issued advisories this week detailing the potential dangers of Delta-8 THC, a psychoactive substance known commonly as “diet weed”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday that “Delta-8 THC has serious health risks”. The…

Five Ways I Can Improve – Exercise Three

Brevity A way I could improve would be being brief with my readers. I can accidentally become long winded or overexplanatory, which I think comes from a desire for people to understand. The text says the best way to fix this is to aim for sixteen word sentences. Twenty is where you can become long…

How to Become a Great Writer – Exercise Five

The first article I started grabbing insights from was an article off of the Master Class website. They had some decent information. The article was titled “How to Write Like a Journalist: 8 Tips” and it had eight ideas for writing like a journalist which I found very helpful. A lot of the information was…

Career Dream Versus Reality – Exercise Two

On September 8th, 2021, I sat down with Priscila Moreno to discuss career, college and dreaming. Priscila is a freshman at Judson University and studying Business Management. She is projected to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2025. I began by asking her what career she was going for; she said she…

MetLife Hong Kong Commerical – Exercise Four

A commerical for MetLife in Hong Kong came out about three years ago and it was so good that it traveled from Thailand, where it originally aired, to the United States. This commerical was persuasive enough to make people cry and many still remember it. I thought about it three years later and because it…

My News Sites – Exercise Three

I would like to preface this exercise with this statement: I honestly think at this point that the majority of newsgroups are biased and/or have an agenda. So, I have decided to stick with news sites that fit my political opinions. This means I do blatantly follow conservative news sites and companies while recognizing that…

Bilingual Writing with Jeanene Canul – Exercise Eight

On September 1, 2021, I had the opportunity to interview incoming freshman Jeanene Canul about being a bilingual student in an English-speaking University. We have been friends now for two weeks and have had discussions about what it has been like going from Belize, where she has lived her whole life, to the United States…