I just wrote my first news story. It's terrible. No, I'm not being modest. I only had one source and 275 words. I'm supposed to have 3 sources and 600 words.
I talked to my editor, so she knows all the 'complications.' I'm going to have to edit it all this weekend, which is fine, of course, but this story is so difficult.
It's on the NCCCA, which stands for North Country Cultural Center for the Arts. There are only four staff members there, and I need three sources. Plus, all the staff members know all the same information as one another, and it's basically identical to their website. So, I don't need much from them at all but their quotes, and their addition in number to my sources.
When you talk to journalists, or see movies with them, or whatever, it's not an exaggeration when they stalk their sources. It can be such a pain to get a hold of them. My second source simply won't reply, which tends to be frustrating. I have tried her at two different numbers, her e-mail, and have gone to her office. To say the least, it's stressful. Then, add a deadline on to all of this, and you have got yourself a headache.
Boy, I can't wait to track her down tomorrow, edit the story, and do this process over for different stories weekly throughout the semester.
I think I should change my major. I don't handle stress or pressure well. I never have.
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