The struggle is real. Having a strong accent as a journalism student is not easy. Before calling or interviewing someone, I always need to take a deep breath in preparation to speak slowly and in a certain way I know I won´t commit errors. I learn at least one new thing a day while studying abroad and having the opportunity to chase a story on something that is affecting the educators is really important to me.
To be honest I had a very hard time finding a story this week. The fact that I´m taking an investigative reporting and a multimedia reporting class at the same time can result in a mix of story ideas in my head and sometimes I get confused by them. But both classes work well together. I´m being able to gather information and use it in my outside reporting and assignments. Both professor Lowe and Ethan had talked to me last week about how I´m doing this semester, and I got a story idea from Ethan about the cost of health insurance for teachers in Alachua County on Tuesday, Sept. 11. However, I could not pitch the idea at Slack until today, Friday, Sept. 14, because I had to make sure I could find enough information about it to see if it is news worthy. While researching, I have spoken to a friend who is a part-time teacher at P.K. Younge Developmental Research school about the case, and I also had had help of one of my colleagues on how to find contact information for the area´s teachers union. I´ve decided to pitch the story as soon as I realized the idea had turned into a possible story. I am motivated to attend my first School´s Board meeting next week to report and take notes, as well as to interview some educators in Alachua County for my story. I can´t wait to share it on my next post.
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AuthorGiovanna Kubota is a 22-year-old Brazilian pursuing a master's degree in Communication at the University of Central Florida. |