I took a week off from my day job to get to work virtually with Next Generation Radio. I was expecting plenty of work but NextGen took it to a whole new level. Though the funny thing is, I think I\u2019m going to miss the hustle. I now dread going back to my \u201cnormal life\u201d before NextGen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can\u2019t speak for everyone, but trying to create an audio and digital piece during a pandemic is chaotic. Throwing myself at the project with little to no audio experience, you\u2019d think you\u2019d have a recipe for disaster. Except thankfully, it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot stress enough the appreciation that I have for a program where mentors anticipate and encourage making mistakes. Taking that fear away from me early on gave me the comfort to try everything and learn from those slip ups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through every step of my project, I had a team to bounce ideas off of every time part of my story fell through. The collaboration involved in this project is unmatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This virtual newsroom full of people that I had the blessing to meet through the screen of my laptop was everything that I should expect in a newsroom\u2014passionate, uplifting and excellent with communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week lifted the curtain on a side of journalism that I was starving myself of. Audio journalism is exciting and for many, the only accessible form of news coverage in their area. I have a whole new appreciation for local stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have so many people to thank: the team at NextGenRadio that operated in a time zone three hours later than mine, but also notably my mentor Jolie Myers, director Doug Mitchell and managing editor Traci Tong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lastly, I wouldn’t be here without the past Orionities from my college paper who got to experience NextGen before me. Their depiction of this program did not fall short.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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