Sunday, September 19, 2010

Back to online journalism school...again

I am Jonathan Oyama, a former journalism graduate from California State University Long Beach. Although I'm already writing for patch.com, an online publication owned by AOL, I'd like to find a better job. Unfortunately, I'm having a tough time finding a job in this current economic recession. So I figured that if I improve my multimedia skills, I might find more opportunities for work.

I feel a little out of place in a community college course, but this is a perfect opportunity for me to hone my computer skills.

Last week, I was struggling to figure out what articles I should write for my multimedia class. At CSULB, my editor usually gave me stories to write, so I didn't worry about getting ideas. So I tried to try asking students at the club rush for the contact information.

Most of my ideas were a little vague, because I wasn't sure whether the article would end up as a short brief tidbit, or a long feature. At least I came up with some interested ideas for profiles. I think that's what my professor wanted.

Anyhow, I'll keep people posted on my progress in writing online entries.

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