Picture: Hanging out on the Lisgar bridge! I miss my Britt & Tillsonburg summers.So after much persuasion by a certain coworker, I have returned to you after a long break from my new-found fondness of the blog universe.
The holidays ended, and I returned 'home' to my university town. By Monday the 5th, I was back into my regular routine of a ridiculous amount of class amidst a full day of production at the press.
However, this was fated not to be such an ordinary day, and my 10 o'clock when I arrived at the press, my editor had pulled me aside and asked if I would accept the honour of accompanying my fellow coworkers to the Canadian University Press conference in Saskatoon.
Of course I responded with a professional, 'Hell yea' adorned with casual fist pump.
And my excitement never let up. I had an amazing five days with the editors I so look up to at this new job.
I got to know all of them so well that I am sure, not only of my interests in journalism, but that I want to pursue future endevours within the press.
I acquired many opinions while at this conference, and learned a lot.
Two such things I would like to share with you.
Firstly, journalists, unfortunately, do have a stereotype and it happens to be one I would like to avoid! haha I'm not sure I feel strongly enough about this, now being away from such people for a few days, to rant any further on the subject.
Secondly, I learned that I definitely do not wish to venture into the world of new media, as it was a topic of much discussion at the conference, which annoyed me to no extent.
Funny I should be saying such things while blogging, but it is so true. I do not wish to enter in to new media. I think blogging can be fun, but for me it is purely for enjoyment.
And as much of the focus was centered around new media, I found it kind of annoying as we are all newspaper journalists for our school newspapers. Anyway, it was of course relevant to the material, so I can't complain too much.
There was many seminars I pulled extremely interesting material out of though, such as court reporting, investigative and activist journalism, political blogging... etc.
All-in-all it was an amazing experience that I hope to be a part of next year.
Saskatoon on the other hand, not the most enjoyable weather!
haha I'm still recovering.
Alright, I better get back to work.
I will be sure to write more often from now on though!
Until then, ta-ta!
