Multimedia Journalist
My time at the TJC student news or The DrumBeat has been an eye-opening experience that has really opened my eyes to news journalism and how all that works.
My first week at The DrumBeat was honestly a bit intimidating. Everyone was doing their own thing, and I was just trying to find out where I could fit in with my skills from my previous years in college. First, I made a column about me and my twin brother called “Twin Separation,” which was fun to do but was not very convenient to do as a full-time college student with homework and other responsibilities that I need to do. So, I quickly pivoted to do something else. I tried designing a newspaper page, but I found myself quickly being outpaced by my fellow members and being overwhelmed with using InDesign for the first time.
Finally, I found my place in The DrumBeat on the broadcast side of things. I asked around and decided to try doing the sound for the broadcast. I really enjoyed doing it. It was fun to do so I continued doing that for the rest of the year.
Now, I am in my last couple weeks at The DrumBeat. I am glad that I joined and got out of my comfort zone and made a lot of new friends. Some of my favorite moments of being a part of The DrumBeat were hanging out on production night trying to figure out who was doing what and listening to music and hanging out. Something we did recently was the whole trip to San Marcos and the many memories that came with that, like the trip down there and competing with other schools, networking with employers and late nights eating pizza and having a blast. My only regret is that I did not join The DrumBeat sooner, so I have more experiences to take with me in my next adventure in life.
