Daily Deacon

Assignment 1 Reflection — Bennett

I really enjoyed writing this article because it gave me insight into sports writing while also helping me learn more about our soccer program. As far as the interviewing and information gathering goes, it was much less stressful than I expected it to be. The internet is such a useful tool for journalism, it gives me perspective and admiration for journalists who worked before its existence. This assignment gave me a good template for how I plan to conduct my interviews and gather information for the remainder of the course. As far as writing is concerned, I think this article gave me some insight as to how to structure a news story. I still need to work on the detached, biasless voice required for this kind of journalism but I get the sense that it will become much easier as time goes on. I’m excited to see how sports writing differs from the other kind of journalistic pieces I’ll be working on over the course of the semester.