In
this class, I learned to be a little more creative with how I tell whatever
story I’m writing. I still have another year at UNC, and I’m glad I’ll get that
much time to keep using what I’ve learned in this class during that time.
I
still have two more JMC courses to take, but this is my last writing/editing
class. I absolutely feel prepared to enter today’s journalism field.
I
feel like I excelled in my writing in the JMC program while also learning
valuable skills such as layout, photo and video. I struggled at times with
video and I realize I’m still very wordy with my writing, but those would be
all that I see that I had trouble with. And neither of them are really that
much of a concern to me. I still put together good work, so I’m satisfied.
TheJMC program makes it very easy to realize what will be expected of students
once they graduate, and luckily there’s a fair amount of real-world application
that helps with that.
If
the JMC program could do anything better, I’d say to make it possible/easier
for students to have more than one emphasis. Being only news-editorial can only
get you so far, but if we could be easier trained in video or audio (or ads and
PR if that’s what people want), it would enhance our resumes and only help us
once we land a job.
I
still have another year left before I graduate, but I’ll be done with my
journalism major by the end of next semester. I look forward to finishing it
off and then putting it to good use when I start at my first job.
