I got to do what??

    What I want most is to become a strong, well-known, female journalist. All the work, paid and unpaid, will get me there. All of the social media work I do on the side, will get my name out there.

My Facebook Page

My Twitter Page

My Youtube Page

    I even have a Tumblr, Pinterest and Google Plus. I will admit it is hard to keep up with everything! Even when the new social media sites come up. I haven't even tried to use Path yet! Is that still around? But I've learned that stations will hire you if you are well-known in the social media world.

    Now I have known some people to be skeptical about being professional in the world of social media but I have seen it in action. As I was out with the KGBT reporters, they tweeted pictures to let their audience know what to expect later that evening. Trust me, it works.

    When I was interning with KGBT, halfway through I had a meeting with Kim Wyatt about my work. I sat in her office for almost three hours discussing what I need to keep working on and how to improve. We also talked about what I have done right, but I was more eager to talk about what I need to do to make my mark in this industry.

    

    I was hungry for knowledge. She gave me tips on how to use Twitter to gather a following and also to eventually have my own website where I can put all my work. The purpose of this is to make sure if someone is interested in hiring me, they can focus on ME. Not the other reporters that will show up on the side in Youtube. I, as a journalist, am a brand. Kim also told me to keep tweeting and posting so that eventually someone from a station can see my followers and that I would bring my following to their station. That was how they hired their newest Digital Producer for KGBT. 

     Governor Rick Perry came by The University of Texas - Pan American to ceremonially sign the bill to merge UTPA with The University of Texas - Brownsville. At the moment, I do not work with a news station since my internship has just ended. It is my "break." If you take a look at my Twitter account, I was quoting the speakers, taking photos of the Student Union, and retweeting others if I had missed something. It was all for my gain to try and get my name out there. 

    So for all you aspiring journalists, USE SOCIAL MEDIA! It's free and gets your name out there! Here are my other social media profiles if you are interested!

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