Going into my mentorship I thought it would be exactly what I was originally signed up for: photography. It is not... at all. Sure, I definitely do photography... whenever there is a need for pictures for the facebook or for the news website, I take them. But my mentorship is so much more than just taking and editing pictures. I am learning how to edit sound clips of news casts, how to write scripts for the teleprompter, how to use the program they use, appropriate journalism knowledge, how to write for the website, what sources are good and what are not, and so much more. I am learning far more than I ever thought I would and I LOVE that I get to work with journalism as a whole on all fronts, not just photography. My perception has changed about my mentorship greatly. It is SO much harder than I ever thought, yet SO much more rewarding and exciting. I love working with this company. It is suprising to me about how fast-paced this mentorship is. I knew they covered day-to-day news so it would by no means be slow, but just the sheer speed of it all is amazing.
I feel like I can improve my performance simply by taking in all that they teach me and using it. They said it would greatly benefit to learn a specific writing style, and I intend to do so. I also intend to learn how to use a camera in more detail and learn how to improve my interview skills.
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