Crossed My Mind

Today the journalism students went to the Law Courts to find a hot scoop. We met up with Mike McIntyre for a little lesson of what to expect, what to do, and some leads on story ideas. I really enjoyed being there and stayed until 3:00 when I needed to get back to school and type up my article. I am excited to go back and think I will get to for more Law Courts assignments. Hopefully one day I will be a reporter and ...

Good news for journalists in Winnipeg. In the past week it has been announced that Nelly Gonzalez from Global Winnipeg is moving to CBC and Nancy Carlson from CTV Winnipeg is moving on to Global. Except, these journalists won't be staying in Winnipeg.  Nelly took a job with CBC as a reporter in Brandon, and Nancy took a job in Alberta as late night anchor with Global Edmonton.  Nancy's last day is Wednesday, ...

On October 4th, I was assigned to Global Television to help out with election coverage. I was put with Nelly Gonzalez, a Global reporter, and we went to Canad Inns Polo Park, which was the PC Party’s election headquarters. I kind of knew what to expect since I have been out with a reporter before on a live hit as part of election coverage, so I knew the big interviews would come after the winner was announced. I have ...

Last week my first article for The Metro was published. I haven’t really been writing any articles since I was the intern news editor for the Projector and writing for The Metro made me realize how much I missed writing and creating pieces for my portfolio. When you get busy with school work, real work, and spending time with friends, and family, some things kind of just get pushed aside.  I tried something ...