Anchors: Madisen Reid, Markus Smith, and Jordan Gill Over the course of the past week, the students of the multimedia workshop have been divided into teams to cover stories starting from the Mayborn Conference to exciting news on the…
In My Words
It’s a bug’s life
by Katelyn Hoagland
I woke up at 7:28, tried to tame the mane before 8, and ate hashbrowns while I drank a mix of Barg’s root beer and Pibb Xtra. I sat with Sarah, Alex, and Rachel. We chatted about anything and everything,…
When You Know… You Know
by Madisen Reid
Leaving dinner this afternoon, I was asked, “when did you know you wanted to be a broadcast journalist?” As I walked back to my dorm, the question was heavy on my mind. I thought about it for a good 15…
Squirrel-demic
by Alex Helm
I knew the squirrels at the University of North Texas were more than a little friendly. I had seen their antics when I toured in the spring, reaching for bits of Chick-Fil-A from my mother. But these squirrels were on…
Old dogs teaching new tricks
by Rachel Whitaker
As teenagers believe, we know everything there is to know, especially when it comes to social media. We run the WORLD… wide web. So, why would Mayborn have a class on social media? There are thousands of websites that we…
A Success
by Molly Sullivan
Overwhelmed is a very accurate word to describe how I felt the first two days of the UNT journalism workshop. With 11 new faces to learn and many, many classes to attend, I held my head high to hide how…
Change for the Better
by Jordan Gill
My journalism career began in a small, cluttered classroom on the second floor of the ancient Denton High School. Over the past two years my only experience in a newsroom setting came from the single room that made up the…
Hollywood Lied to Me (and other facts of life)
by Sarah Sarder
Phones sitting on small, messy desks ring continually. Reporters rush from room to room, assembling the many complex parts of the major stories they’ve been assigned. Papers fly, computers hum, and lights flash. The newsroom is in action. Hollywood lied…
#Mojo
by Alex Helm
I never thought I’d be much of a #twittergoddess. But I was wrong. I’m a Twitter #freak. I’m a Twitter #maniac. I will rule all of #socialmedia. I will be your #internetqueen. I mean, I’ve had an account for awhile.…
Electricity and the mind of a journalist
by Kayla Davis
The room isn’t a special room. Just a few couches, some vending machines and a pool table. The room is bigger than most and the couches have more cushion than the beds. The thing that almost outnumber the working students…