Amanda speaks!

Amanda Cochran, news editor for the Setonian, came to speak to our News Writing class the other day.

I thought her presentation was a great first-hand insight to the world of news writing.

Amanda is an intern for the Tribune-Review, our local newspaper. She spoke to us about her experiences working for a large scale paper, not just our beloved student produced paper. =)

Basically the main point I felt Amanda had for us was be persistent and patient. She said that sources for articles may not always come easily, a lesson I've learned time and time again just from working on the Setonian.

I've always wanted to experience was a real news room was like, and Amanda gave me a peek into my future *hopefully*. I was glad to hear Amanda said that her editor followed along with her most places, because I would definitely need that support as a newbie.

One thing I wanted to ask Amanda was how she adapted to being a newbie for the trib after being news editor for the Setonian. I wanted to see what kind of changes she had to make to her attitude and her way or writing, if any at all.