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Maria
“Looking for sources and interviewing people is kind of all I ever do. I interview
people for about fifteen minutes. It takes a while to transcribe. I like to learn
about people’s stories and to learn more about what they do that I might not have
known about otherwise. I capture those stories and make them into nice little
things called packages. If anyone is interested in being a broadcast journalist,
go Tiger TV! That’s what I am doing this for. I didn’t always know I wanted to
do this. I started off as an International Studies major. Everyone told me that
it seemed like something I’d be interested in, but I eventually found my way to
broadcast journalism. My parents used to watch the five o’clock news everyday.
That’s also what kind of made me interested in it. Time management is one of
the biggest challenges because sources fall through all of the time. You have to
be able to work on your feet. My current story is due Tuesday, so I am very lucky
to have the interviews that I have scheduled for today and tomorrow. It’s nice to
work ahead of time. That makes my soul happy, but it doesn’t work out that way
sometimes. Today, I am covering a story about how local radio stations are doing.
They’re in a tight spot with streaming services that are emerging now. I want to
highlight that because there is a lot of talk among legislators to either protect
radio stations or to protect musicians. I’m going to get a student’s perspective
from a KLSU DJ and I’m also going to interview a director of KLSU.”
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