Just thought I'd share one of my discoveries while working on the assignment....
As I've been working away on finding contacts in the professional journalism world to interview for my Interviewing essay, I quickly discovered that despite my previous perception of working journalists (which was that they were probably going to be too busy with their own stories to really care about helping me with mine), they are actually really friendly and reliable. Two of the people that I have arranged to interview work at big name media institutions - one is a journalist for the L.A. Times and one is a t.v. reporter for NBC's "Good Day in L.A" show. Although both have been very busy - (one even took the time to speak to me while away covering a fire break out in Big Bear), I found that they were both nice, genuine and actually excited about talking to me. I don't know why I somewhat doubted professional journalists before, but I can definitely say that working on this assignment has changed my perception of them. They're alright in my books!
More to come as the assignment progresses.
Chloe
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I feel the need to blog on my own comment...shortly after writing this entry, I was stood up for my interview by 2 out of the 3 journalists I asked to interview.I eventually got one of them on the phone, but it took a lot of phone calls and harassment. He ended up bing really nice and insightful, but was it so much to ask for him to take my call the first time?? I know what it's like to be busy, but come on..
HaHa! A post followed by a reversal of the post. Well, journalists should never be that rude and inconsiderate. They, of all people, should understand how damn arrogant that is. Are these guys typical? My impression is that most journalists would not behave so, but the higher powered the journalist -- so many commitments, so many deadlines -- the more likely it is. That's why it's probably good to find an exceptionally forthcoming pro source early and ask him or her The Question even if she/he would not be your first choice as an impressive source.
I don't understand...is this blog your assignment or are you blogging ABOUT the assignment?
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