Daily Deacon

Reflection Paragraph // Katie Dickens

This story was a direct result of researching and interviewing for my first story. I felt a little more comfortable with reporting on sports journalism, and had established contacts that I could interview. I was blown away by the kindness of the golfers that I spoke to. Their excitement was contagious! The head men’s golf coach, Jerry Haas, was incredibly kind and I was able to have an informative, lengthy interview with him over the phone, despite him being on his way to practice. I have been very impressed with how engaging and open to conversation the Wake Forest athletic department has been. It was much easier to piece together the story and include lots of exciting details. After Chris edited my story, the main lesson I learned was to double-check my sports terminology (i.e. golf player vs. golfer) and to double and triple check AP style!