{"id":324,"date":"2017-07-28T01:16:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T01:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/?p=324"},"modified":"2017-07-30T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T15:09:00","slug":"reflection-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/2017\/07\/28\/reflection-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection: &#8220;The best part was learning the audio side.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-330 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/houston2017.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Dana-Jones_mug-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The entire process of learning about the program, applying, and getting accepted was a cluster of moods in itself. \u00a0My coworkers at the paper and all of the student media center were applying, too. I really looked up to them and most of them had more experience than me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I took several hours preparing my application, from asking people about my past articles, making audio, and sifting through hundreds of pictures. But the feeling when I got the \u201cyou\u2019re in\u201d email was underwhelming. I don\u2019t know what I was expecting but I wanted more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the first day, I honestly was fine but I could feel this tension in the room from the other students. I never put my experience from the newspaper into perspective that it would help me. I went in as if I knew nothing and I guess that humbled me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the first problem arose \u00a0&#8212; all of my subjects fell through &#8212; I thought that I wasn\u2019t going to be able to complete the project or that it was going to be terrible. After taking a break and talking to someone I could rely on, it all came back together. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part of this was learning the audio side. I found myself excited to be in that creative process of editing sound. That was one of my big takeaways that I wanted, learning to tell a story with sound. I have to say I gained that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, I have to thank my mentor Laura Isensee. I\u2019m sure everyone thinks this of their mentor, but in my most humble opinion, I had the best person for this project. She works in radio and her ability to craft a story through sound really helped me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am thankful for this opportunity and everything I\u2019ve learned. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire process of learning about the program, applying, and getting accepted was a cluster of moods in itself. \u00a0My coworkers at the paper and all of the student media center were applying, too. I really looked up to them and most of them had more experience than me. 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