Introductions

Hello all.

My name is Elizabeth Schilder and I am college senior residing in Milwaukee, WI. I am a broadcasting major at Marquette University and plan to graduate this May. My passion is news and I hope someday to report or anchor on a national level. My dream job is to eventually someday work at the Today Show. But for now I am focused on graduating from college and getting a job as a reporter. I recently finished a news internship at a local Milwaukee station and am currently serving as the news director of Marquette's student run television station, MUTV. 

My reason for starting this blog is twofold. First, I want to use it as a way to chronicle my journey through my senior year, specifically focusing on the development of my skills as a journalist. Second, because the landscape of journalism is constantly evolving and journalists are expected to utilize social media outlets more and more, I wanted to learn how to blog. 

I will be blogging about the many lessons I learn and experiences I have while I grow as a multimedia journalist. The good, bad, and the ugly. Because this blog is meant, in part, to follow my progress as a journalist, I will frequently talk about my journalism and broadcasting classes. I will also post updates on my battle with the beast we know as technology. 

This week, so far, I have learned how different print media and broadcast media truly are as I struggle to keep up in my journalism class. Today in class, the professor asked us to interview a classmate then write a story about an experience that classmate had had. Let me tell you, I had no problem with the interview part, but when it came to writing a story meant for print, I just sat there and stared at the computer. I had no idea what or how to write. It was terrifying. I felt like a total idiot! Ask me to create a news package, write broadcast copy, or post a news story to the web, no problem. But ask me to write something for print and I have no idea what to do. For this reason, I am going to make learning how to write for print a goal for this year. 

I look forward to sharing my journey to becoming a better journalist and look forward to your tips and comments on my progress. 

Until next time.