WJMC In Action

Today at WJMC we got to do something I've never seen before. Sure in school I've had set times for group assignments, but the journalism simulation we ran today was something different and at some points exciting.

The simulation started off as most school assignments do, we were separated into groups--except those groups were new networks. We, as loyal reporters for our network, had to report the four leading stories of the day--which were fabricated events purely for educational purposes (my first ever official disclaimer, look at that!)--in the way the network would. Every network group got the same stories, whether they were CNN, MSNBC, OAN, The Huffington Post, Buzz Feed, The New York Times, or one of the many others. I received Fox News.

Once a group received their network, it was off to the studio. Different rooms throughout the JC Building were set up like news rooms. A giant FOX NEWS sign was posted on my conference room door, and today's home page was projected on the screen.

Out of the four stories we were given: a tweet from President Trump, a story about all VA hospitals closing, Trump's approval ratings being at a record high, and the Secretary of State's resignation, we decided that the SOS would be our top story.

Our job was to compost a minute and a half script containing camera directions and images, as well as compose three tweets for Fox News' twitter page. About twenty minutes into the simulation, our world flipped on end.

Kim Jung-Un was pronounced dead by the North Korean Government.

We had to scrap everything we had to report on the breaking news story in front of us.



The entire activity was fun and action packed; I had never done anything like it before.



The rest of the day was full of speakers, but tomorrow we are headed back to D.C. where I will meet with Michigan Representative Dave Trott. We then have a Gala later in the evening. It is sure to be an amazing Thursday.