Journalism students recently interviewed the student council candidates.  The student reporters had many different perspectives of the experience.

“Seeing the professionalism of it all was very inspiring and it felt like truly walking into the life of journalism,” senior reporter Davilise Cora said. “Going through the entire process of making questions, giving them to the higher-ups to get approved, then going on camera to interview students.”

“The setup was cool and it felt so much more professional than I was expecting,” Cora said. “From the lights, the mics, the cameras, and the clapperboard it all felt like an actual setup for a professional interview,” 

“From the experience as a whole, I felt like it was a good way to introduce us to interviews,” freshman reporter Maria Dos Santos said. “It’s a good way for us to act as journalists and make questions, ask questions, get answers and share those answers. I learned that some questions are more important than others and that some questions will get a better answer even if the question is something simple.”

“I felt very important, as if I was playing a big role inside that room,” freshman reporter Edwich Jean Pierre said. “At first I felt nervous, thinking I would’ve screwed up or stuttered on some of the words. But contrary to that false belief, I had composed myself and kept my questions neat and directed.”

 “But if there was anything I learned, it would be that the people who work in the TV production studio indulge in everything and capture everything regardless of what it may be. It can be the most minimalistic thing, but with their technology, they can make it into something bigger than the thing itself,” Jean Pierre said.

“You can tell creativity and prosperity used to flow in this room like water, infecting everyone who dared come in with any sort of creative block,” senior reporter Marielle Ssegujja said.

“However, I do not believe I gained as much insight into being a journalist as I would’ve liked to. Of course, I am thankful for the experience and recognize the privilege I have for being able to do something like this. But all I felt was an intense restriction,” Ssegujja said.