Who are you as a journalism student?

My name is Ashley Couch; I am a journalism student and I am proud to be one. My work ethic has been equal to how interesting my stories are and so far I think they've been pretty interesting. It's fun to see things happen and tell it back to people. Making students more aware in my school is actually really exciting and I'm happy to take part in that. My style as far as web writing is very relaxed. I feel as if people can comprehend better if I make things relatable, almost like you're having a conversation with them. However keeping professional is part of the job, but you shouldn't be afraid to have a little fun with it.

I've learned many things this year and one of the most important things is to just roll with it. Especially when broadcasting, you have to learn to go with the flow. You messed up? That sucks, skip over it like nothing happened because everyone makes mistakes. Being on both sides of the camera is something everyone needs to experience. I've both anchored and been switcher which are two super important jobs. I mean all jobs are important when producing a show but it's up to you in both positions to make things run smoothly. It's good to have experience in a couple areas so you're not limited to just one. It's like a restaurant, you see what's going on in the dinning room but not what's in the kitchen. But still both sides balance each other out.

I look forward to moving on to bigger and better things. Developing my skills is important if I want to become successful. Going into a journalistic career is a very good possibility but really knowing the ends and outs of journalism would help you in any career. To get information across successfully in any way shape or form is going to push you forward in the steady flow of humanity and social darwinism. This class has helped me get ahead in mass communication as well as in other, smaller aspects of life.



Links to written stories:

http://www.onwravens.net/ravendaily/review-smash-burger/

http://www.onwravens.net/ravendaily/student-profile-maddie-schneider/

http://www.onwravens.net/ravendaily/soccer-recap-onw-vs-oe/

http://www.onwravens.net/ravendaily/fall-sports-anticipation/

http://www.onwravens.net/ravendaily/tips-and-tricks-of-the-lunchroom/