By Myka Barnes
During the summer, students may be enjoying time off but 16 high schoolers participated in a week-long workshop which taught them the ins and outs of the journalism field.
In June, the University of Southern Mississippi's Mass Communication and Journalism department hosted their fourth Multimedia Journalism Workshop.
Kielee Clement, a Hattiesburg native, said that she got involved in the workshop at USM's freshman orientation. Clement said during the workshop she was able to do more than just writing, she had the chance to interview professional journalists.
“Tuesday is when we hit the ground running. I woke up and we got to participate in the radio and we got to put the radio package together. After that we got to go in the production room and afterwards we got to write leads and articles," said Clement.
Participant Peyton Neal said interviewing USM graduate and former CNN reporter Kathleen Kope inspired her group.
“She (Kope) had to cover her own hometown, which is Bay St. Louis and she told the story of the gulf coast that many people didn’t get to hear," said Neal. "My group personally is doing a story about her and her broadcasting style."
Both participants said the workshop prepared them for the work that is expected in the journalism field.
Clement will be a public relations major in the fall at USM. Neal wants to write news editorials.
During the summer, students may be enjoying time off but 16 high schoolers participated in a week-long workshop which taught them the ins and outs of the journalism field.
In June, the University of Southern Mississippi's Mass Communication and Journalism department hosted their fourth Multimedia Journalism Workshop.
Kielee Clement, a Hattiesburg native, said that she got involved in the workshop at USM's freshman orientation. Clement said during the workshop she was able to do more than just writing, she had the chance to interview professional journalists.
“Tuesday is when we hit the ground running. I woke up and we got to participate in the radio and we got to put the radio package together. After that we got to go in the production room and afterwards we got to write leads and articles," said Clement.
Participant Peyton Neal said interviewing USM graduate and former CNN reporter Kathleen Kope inspired her group.
“She (Kope) had to cover her own hometown, which is Bay St. Louis and she told the story of the gulf coast that many people didn’t get to hear," said Neal. "My group personally is doing a story about her and her broadcasting style."
Both participants said the workshop prepared them for the work that is expected in the journalism field.
Clement will be a public relations major in the fall at USM. Neal wants to write news editorials.
Myka Barnes, Andre'El Brown and Brittany Boddy