About Me

Hello!  My name is Kelsey and I am a junior at Slippery Rock University.  I'm a journalism major, so obviously I enjoy writing.  I'm interested in the turn that traditional journalism is taking.  Print journalism is still important, but the digital world is taking over.  With that being said, it's very important to me to be able to know the basics on how to communicate effectively via social media.  New-media journalism is the future of journalism since everything is going digital.  It will be interesting to learn how to utilize tools to present journalism pieces that will hopefully help me to become a better journalist. This class is unique because all of the blog posts can be found on the class Facebook Page and on our Twitter page with the hashtag #nmjatsru.

This summer I interned at PennDOT in the press office and was exposed to new media outlets.  I handled PennDOT's twitter page, got to see how new stations work behind the scenes, and so much more! Although, I never envisioned myself working for PennDOT, I enjoyed every day that I was there and would love to continue to do work dealing with the press.

I use social media everyday, like the majority of us.  My Twitter page is a little boring, I don't tweet much, but I'm one of those people who go on everyday to see what's happening.  I also get most of my news from twitter.  My Facebook page is a little more active.  A lot of my family members are on Facebook, so I like to keep it up-to-date to stay in touch with them.  My absolute favorite social media site is Instagram.  I love looking at what celebrities post and just seeing neat pictures that others post.  I'm not big on social media, but I use it to keep up with what's happening in the world.

BuzzFeed, is a non-traditoinal news outlet site that I would like to learn more about.  I always hear people talking about it and I never really knew what it was all about.  I visited the site and I would describe it as a fun entertaining news site with quizzes that are great to kill time.  BuzzFeed is a social news entertainment site that covers numerous topics and presents breaking news.

A traditional news outlet that I frequent is the The New York Times.  I love using The New York Times to read interesting stories and to see how different journalists write.  The New York Times website is a digital version of the print newspaper that has been around forever.  Most people now view almost all newspapers online, but the Times still continues to publish a print and a digital version of their papers. Being able to write for the Times would be a dream come true!

Hopefully all the information in this post will lead to a great start for my blog.  Feel free to comment on anything that you find interesting!

PS-I love dogs, especially my puppy Fleury

~Kelsey