Update

A lot has happened since the end of Winter term. I am still on the path of going into the field of Journalism and have moved into Feature Writing. I have written a few stories that have been printed in the commuter paper. I'm looking forward to advancing my knowledge on AP writing style for journalism and improving my writing more in general.

My goals for this term are:

1. Include a photo in every story or almost every story

2. Understand AP format more

3. Break out of my shell even more

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