I went to Media Day and attended three sessions. The first one I went to was Integrated and Multi-Media. Some of the things the speakers touched base on were how everyone should create their own website to get themselves out there to people all around the world. The technology of the internet is taking over. It is one of the biggest and fast growing mediums out there that everyone knows about. A question that was asked was what do you think of print media? The speakers talked about how it is dying, not a strong media outlet, but the skills of writing are very important. Everyone is revolving around this mass media technology of the web, weblogs, .coms, webmaster, video blog, and chats. These are all ways people interact in the world today. This is a new way to get out there and have people see you and learn about you. Every non-profit organization is online, weblogs, promotions of anything that you like, type it into google and you will find something on it. We also learned that google offers advertisement on its website. This is a huge change that everyone should be aware of and get involved with.

The second session that I attended was On the front line: Managing the message. This group of speakers focused on mainly having diverse internships. Not just staying with the same type, but trying different ones out. They talked about taking advantage of the internships; it is a great learning experience for everyone because it opens the doors to many great opportunities for your future. Seeing different types of internships will help you when you’re looking for a job and you can get a taste for the things you like and dislike. Mary Murray said that what you are learning is what you’re getting paid in education. Also she said, “What I didn’t make in dollars is what made sense up in my mind.” So not getting paid can be a bummer for being an intern but it will really help you in your future when you are getting paid at a job you love and are doing well in. There are many different paths and roots you can take to where you want to go. You have to take that extra step to pushing yourself to do well at your internship prove to them you can do it work hard and go the extra mile for yourself and your future it will all pay off. Reaching out and getting people to know you and who you are and the skills you offer for the company. You will never know how far this could take you; Medaille has many great opportunities for everyone.

The third session was Television Today. Again, they talked about preparing yourself for internships. Get involved and make the most of everything; get in and come out with a new skill. There are many ups and downs but it is worth every step you take. Do whatever it takes to get what you want work hard to strive for it. “When at the end of your rope tie a knot and hang on,” said one speaker, quoting Thomas Jefferson. Many of us will notice a lot of job changes before we find our niche the one job that fits. Everyone has different skills and to find what they want you will step back to go forward, working on your weaknesses and pushing to get better. Every job is hard. We were told to ask questions of your professors get ideas and learn skills from them because they are here to help you and give encouraging advice to get you to where you want to go in life.

Over all I enjoyed the sessions I attended and learned a lot of new things that I didn’t know about that will help me with my career. I think every Media and Communication major would enjoy this and learn a lot from Media Day! The only thing I think should change for the future was when we ate lunch there was more speakers. They basically talked about things that we already learned about and from the other sessions. I didn’t think we needed to hear it again, it would have been nice to just eat and talk to people more about what we saw that day and learned about. But I enjoyed all the sessions I think it will help me for my future and if you didn’t get a chance to go this year I definitely suggest you should go next year!

~Jordan Gracie, freshman