Even more Presentations

Yesterday, the third full day of the Washington Journalism and Media Conference, was spent mainly listening to guest speakers. We started the day with Josh Earnest, who spoke about White House Communications. Afterwards, we listened to photojournalist Carol Guzy, a four time Pulitzer Prize winner and the photographer credited as being one of the best in her profession. No one in the auditorium was prepared for the passionate emotions that her photos provoked. From topics like earthquakes in Haiti and the strife in Syria to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Carol Guzy captured compelling photos that exposed the cruelty and attrocities that can happen anywhere, yet some of her photos offered a more uplifting message: hope. I learned that photography must come from the heart. After Mrs. Guzy's presentation, we listened to Mathew Schott talk about safe media ethics, then to Sarah Gallagher-Dvorak talk about college admissions, and afterwards to a sports panel who told us the differences of sports writers and normal journalists. I was very excited to meet Malika Balil, Digital Producer of Al Jazeera's, "The Stream". I really enjoyed the session, and I learned a lot about the Stream and different forms of media. Kevin McCarthy ended the day by talking about the way that he does his job. He was a favorite with most of the ladies, so at times I felt like I was at a Justin Beiber concert, but I did enjoy his presentation, especially some of the stories he shared with us. Overall we were given a large quantity of information, and I think that it was a very interesting, thought provoking day.