The Write Thing Reading Series presents Maxine Chernoff, a poet and fiction writer, on Thursday, December 6 at 7 p.m. in Huber Hall Library.

http://www.medaillenews.com/2007/11/15/write-thing-reading-series-presents-maxine-chernoff/

Let’s face it: Cell phones can be annoying. I always hated when my one friend would receive and answer text messages while talking to me. The conversation would come to a screeching halt, she’d lose her train of thought and I didn’t feel like it matter that I was there in person, since the person texting her always got her immediate and full attention.

It can also be annoying when people are chatting in every location: bathrooms (ew, guys, really think about that), the grocery store, the gym…But what gets me the most is that cell phones are constantly ringing (or buzzing if it’s on vibrate). Can’t you show some respect in class, meeting with people or other situations?

Well apparently a local judge had enough. When a cell phone starting ringing in his court room and no one would own up to it he sent everyone to jail. Yup, all 46 people.

read about it here and tell me what you think!
~Sarah Whitehead

Integrated and Multi-Media:

This session was very interesting because I really wasn’t sure what it was going to be about.  All of the speakers; Kara Kane, Sarah Whitehead, John Fronchowiak and Brian Milbrand talked about print materials today and how important it is to be known on the internet.  They stressed how important it is to have your own webpage and that most of them are free.  They brought up a good point of how important having your own website is.  They mentioned how the person hiring you for a future job you want, then has something to look at that you created and shows papers you wrote and a short bio of who you are.  They also discussed how print materials are somewhat dying.  Kara Kane added that online distribution is cheaper, faster and easier.  This session made me realize what I could do to get my name out there and be known.

Getting the Word Out- Public Relations

 I am glad that I attended this session.  Dick Shanor opened up by saying; “There is no such thing as a typical day in public relations”.  Dick Shanor and his colleagues discussed and answered any questions we had relating to their business at Travers-Collins.  They kept on repeating how important it is to always be ready for a challenge and how important teamwork is.  They all addressed how prioritization is very important because your time is very precious, and whatever you spend your time on during the day should be very important.  Pleasing the client is another big aspect of this job.  Sometimes the client will want something new and edgy when others want boring.  You have to give the client what they want.  Another main point they made is to be ready to research about anything.  When you get a client and you know nothing about their industry, you have to research as much as you can and be ready as possible.  This session gave me some good tips on how to work in this industry or for any industry. 

 Last Session: Television Today

 This last session was my favorite.  It was my favorite mostly because there was standing in front of me what I want to be in the future.  It was fascinating to hear each of their stories and their journeys they took to get where they are today.  Joanna Pasceri, Mylous Hairston and Mary Alice Demler all told their journeys of becoming who they are today.  They all had great stories and said how it was a pleasure to be in our living rooms at night.  They all said to get involved as much as you can and do anything to get your name known.  They didn’t say it was easy and said that your personal life will suffer with the difficult hours and amount of time it will take up.  They also said that a lot of drive was needed and in order to become a great news anchor or reporter, you need to take the news and boil it down to the very essence of it.  Also, you need to make it simple for people to understand and be calm even when reading breaking news.  In order to be a news anchor your look has to be neat and not distracting because that way, people will be more focused on your look and not what is coming out of your mouth.  One more important piece of information that I took with me was to not share your opinions because it’s not professional.  All of this information that I took with me when I left this session gave me a lot of advice for the future. 

 Overall Media Day was a great experience.  I got advice from many people and it has helped me become more focused to what I want to do in the future.  Media Day was fun and surprising and it was great to hear from all different sides of the spectrum.

 ~Brianna Broad