Journalism-on-the-go is the future of news

I have always been a writer - ever since working diligently on my curlycue "letters" as a child - but it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I realized that journalism was the field that I wanted to pursue as my career. 

Blogging project ends on high note

Blogging is easy to keep up with, said no one. Ever.

As I mentioned earlier in this semester, I have been a very lethargic blogger throughout the past few years, losing momentum after several weeks of starting a blog. This blog has been different, however, mainly because I needed to dedicate myself to it for my Online Journalism and Digital Media course.

Don't sweat it when it comes to sports writing

Lauren's nerves had her sweating profusely as she turned the corner into the gym at San Diego Mesa College and saw the basketball team warming up. With little knowledge outside of the basic mechanics and rules of the sport, her nightmare of covering an athletic activity for the first time gnawed at her core. She sat on the hard wooden bench, feeling as if she had just sat down to wait for execution. She watched as the two teams ran from one end of the court to the next. The constant drib-le, drib-le, drib-le of the basketball pounding in rhythm on the ground, counting down to the moment where she would need to sit down in front of her laptop to write the story. Butterflies mangled her insides as she thought "Why did I agree to cover this?"