AndrewHeywoodApril292010

=  **  Journalism In The 21st Century  **   =

By: Andrew Heywood heywooda@students.nescom.edu Along with student questions the panelists were lead by moderator Andrew Russell. Russell is the Government and Public Affairs Professional at [|Time Warner Cable]. Russell began the conversation with introducing the panel and asking simple questions. One of the first questions being, “what is the best part of your job?” This question had a wide range of response but there was one common answer that all the members gave; they all love their job. “It’s like being addicted to something,” said [|WMUR] reporter Aaron Kellogg of Manchester, New Hampshire. Kellogg went on to say that the job is unlike any other, and what it is like trying to explain the job to people he knows from his past; “I see a lot of things normal people don’t get to see. Which made me realize you don’t see life until you have to be there.” Joined with Kellogg was fellow television reporter Catherine Parrotta from [|WGME] in Portland, Maine. Like Kellog, Parrotta agreed on the perks of the job and being able to see what most people do not. Parrotta also gave her personal experiences with the changes in journalism and her job. “When I first got the job no one I worked with had Facebook, now at the station we have our own [|Facebook page] ,” said Parrotta. According to Parrotta social media is a necessity for all future journalists to know how to use. Parrotta was not alone with her views, Kellogg agreed. Kellogg said that at WMUR they too are using social media. “Last year [|Hearst], our owners, came in and gave us all laptops with [|Skype] .” Skype is a program that allows people to video chat, but Kellogg went on to say that by using Skype, WMUR is able to post video instantly onto their website. Kellogg was the only reporter from WMUR to join the panelists, but Parrotta was joined by fellow WGME personal Jim Linsky. Linsky is the Operation Manager for WGME. Joining moderator Jim Russell from Time Warner was the companies Facilities Engineer and Director, Mike Leonard; as well as Producer/Director Scott McIlwain.
 * Bangor, ME** -    The New England School of Communications played host to a panel to discuss “What you need to know to succeed in the 21st century” on Thursday April 29, 2010. The panelists were apprised of both former and current reporters. Inside Husson University ’s Kominsky Auditorium students and faculty of NESCom listened and posed questions to the panel about the future of journalism.