So… today was a wicked good day, even if we did have to get on the bus mad early. The discussion at the National Press Club was the best we had seen yet. All for of the guys actually discussed why we’re here… new media. We’ve heard the same thing over and over but this was actually fresh and current… the way a journalist should be talking. It’s all in the present and future… not the past. All four of the panelists we’re extremely informative and interesting to listen to! Definantly a nice change :]
The museaum tour-age was neat because I’ve never seen any of it before. I saw the Hope Diamond, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, First Lady Gowns, and so much more. It was really fascinating except for the Air and Space Museum. My friends and I were completely uninterested… so we sat in McDonalds for that one… stuck french fries in Kris’ ears.. checked out the “scenery”. it was all good.
While we were waiting for the bus this man started to talk to us all sitting on the side walk. It was a little odd he was just carrying on about stuff. Turns out he was trying to ask for money and that really pissed me off. I hate people who claim to be out of work and collect change. There are always minimum wage jobs available and an unemployment office to visit.
At the Arlington GMU campus we had some dinner… it seems the same food keeps popping up in different forms… good thing all I like to eat is salad and desert anyways. After dinner we all divided up into to seperate groups to listen to speakers who play different roles in the industry. My speaker is a movie critic for a local talkshow as well as Fox TV. He graduated from Mason and was so incredible. He’s only in his twenties… has a pretty successful career considering he’s doing what he loves, and actually explained the ins and outs of radio. I really didn’t know much about radio, granted I’m not completely clueless to it. He explained everything we needed to know about breaking in to the business, understanding what we need to do, what he does, and how to keep it fresh. Most of what he said about radio and talking on his show can be applied to any aspect of the journalism field. I was actually mad the session had to end, that’s how much I enjoyed it. From what I hear though, all of the speakers were phenominal which kind of sucks that we had to sit through that awful journalist monday morning, yet we all missed out on three extremely informative and interesting individuals.
The night D.C. tour was also great. It’s so cool to see all the monuments and hear about all the history in our capital. The bus driver/ tour guide was so well-informed. I was really impressed by all the little facts and details he knew about all the different things there are to see in Washington.
Granted by 11 p.m. I’m now exhausted, today was the best day so far.