Aside from visiting the Kirkland Reporter, I had only been to one other newspaper site, the Seattle Times. In comparison to the Seattle Times, the Kirkland Reporter is very small. When first arriving at the newspaper site I was surprised by its appearance. Granted that they had just moved from a different location, the paper sign in the window reading “Kirkland Reporter” made them difficult to spot. Once inside, I was surprised by the compact design of the newspaper office, but later came to realize that it was necessary, being that there were only four or five people on staff.
I had never read the Kirkland Reporter prior to being assigned to this newspaper, but I am very familiar with the city of Kirkland itself. Learning about the different aspects of a newspaper was very interesting and new to me. I once wanted to be a journalist but had never researched what exactly goes into reporting. Being able to find this out was informative and changed my perspective on a lot of ideas. For instance, the fact that Carrie Wood and Matt Phelps write multiple stories for the same issue and basically work around the clock was news to me and important to know for any aspiring journalist. Deadlines are also a major part of journalism and if you can’t construct a story quickly, chances are you may struggle working at a newspaper, especially with competing news media.
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ReplyDeleteAside from visiting the Kirkland Reporter, I had only been to one other newspaper site, the Seattle Times. In comparison to the Seattle Times, the Kirkland Reporter is very small. When first arriving at the newspaper site I was surprised by its appearance. Granted that they had just moved from a different location, the paper sign in the window reading “Kirkland Reporter” made them difficult to spot. Once inside, I was surprised by the compact design of the newspaper office, but later came to realize that it was necessary, being that there were only four or five people on staff.
I had never read the Kirkland Reporter prior to being assigned to this newspaper, but I am very familiar with the city of Kirkland itself. Learning about the different aspects of a newspaper was very interesting and new to me. I once wanted to be a journalist but had never researched what exactly goes into reporting. Being able to find this out was informative and changed my perspective on a lot of ideas. For instance, the fact that Carrie Wood and Matt Phelps write multiple stories for the same issue and basically work around the clock was news to me and important to know for any aspiring journalist. Deadlines are also a major part of journalism and if you can’t construct a story quickly, chances are you may struggle working at a newspaper, especially with competing news media.