2 posts tagged “quarterlife”

So a couple of days ago, I had one of my quarterlife crisis moments. I was really down and out about the future. I just didn't know if I wanted to be a reporter anymore. I don't think I can live and breathe news. I really wanted to be a broadcast reporter so that I could melt in my grandma's wish for me to be on television with something slightly academic, but now I think it's just not for me. I wanted something that was a little more creative and not something that could drive me insane because I got burnt out. So I decided to go into advertising. I'm thinking seriously about becoming a copywriter. You know, those people who write what is being said in commercials, pamphlets and brochures, and other other things you might find when it comes to products. I'm also going to learn more about creating websites and graphic design. Bottom line, I just need more creativity in my life. Sure, there are going to be shitty moments and what not, but I think I can live with it. I've been looking at some advert agencies such as Metropolitan Republic (South Africa), Taxi (Toronto), Nake (New York), and Crispin Porter and Bogusky (Miami), and I think I could live with working at a firm like one of these. I'm still going to keep journalism as my major, I'm just going to focus more on the PR and take marketing classes.

So I finished my PSA, and out of the 40+ commercials that were created mines was one of the highest rated. If you want to check it out, here it is.

Two crappy video programs and a few hours of frustration later, I completed it. And I got candy for being one of the highest rated. Yay me!

Tomorrow I have my first radio show. I am co-hosting with a classmate. Because we aren't in the big broadcasting class (and it's our first time doing radio), we are doing format, which means we just play music that corresponds with a color wheel that is in the studio. However, we have to do PSA's, News, etc. I don't know if we have to have a script or what, but I'm just going to bring my laptop and what not,  so I can look up news and weather.  Really, my co-host (I get to say co-host!) and I should have talked more indepth about what we want to do, but whatever. I don't think many people are going to be listening to us. We have the 11am-1pm time slot.

After that I'm going to be stuck reading a ton of stuff, trying to come up with ideas for two story memos, studying for tests that are a couple of weeks away (see, I'm avoiding procrastination), then reading more stuff and trying to outline a few essays. I've been keeping up with all of my classes except for reporting for mass media...well, I'm still sort of ahead of the game. I just am having problems coming up with news ideas. We have to write a query letter soon for a publication that we are interested in sending a story to. However, I haven't found a publication that I want to send something to nor have I gotten an idea (well two ideas) that is easy for me to tackle, yet deals with young adults everywhere. I was thinking about doing a story on "quarterlife crisis," but I don't know how I would approach it or who would want to hear about it. Any ideas, guys?