Megan Riley

Megan Riley  Executive Ptoducer for news 14 came Mr Chambers mass media & society class to speak. Megan explaind the importants of having experience in the news field because it's new in everything. She also spoke about having internships and how they could be the key to starting your career. Listening to her speak I understand that all it takes is to just get you foot in the door in the media industry and there is many opportunities at hand. Even someone with an interest in sports, music, or fashion it's all involves news. Megan explaind the pressure in the news room with deadlines, and the amount of time it takes to create a news segment. Megan said that you have to have a passion for writing and working In the newsroom to be successful in the field of journalism. Megan explained that knowing how to write is very Important but their are other jobs to be done in the newsroom. Besides being a journalist you could be a photographer, producer or video editor. But the jobs are going to the competitors who can do it all.

                                     Chambers class