On Wednesday morning (October
3), I woke up early to attend the Q&A session with Gretchen Morgenson of
the New York Times. I took my time walking to the Brimhall, and
as soon as I walk in and turn to the left to get a copy of the paper, sure
enough, there was Gretchen Morgenson. I
wasn’t sure right away if it was her, but as I followed her and her assistant
down the hall, they stopped in confusion, not knowing where to go. I asked her if she needed help finding the
atrium (assuming it was her), so I lead them upstairs. On the way up, I confirmed that she was Mrs.
Morgenson. She proceeded to ask me my
name, what my college plans were, and what I hoped to find a future career in. In response to my wanting to become a journalist,
she gave me the following advice: “It’s definitely a worthwhile pursuit. Stick with it.”
I never expected to have such an
influential albeit short opportunity as that.
Her Q&A session helped me gain a perspective of what a journalist’s
life is like, which in turn made me think about what kind of a journalist I
want to be. With a little advice, she
helped push me in the right direction, and with her Q&A session, she helped
me further articulate what exactly I want to (or don’t want to) be doing. I am grateful I walked into the Brimhall when
I did—otherwise, I do not know if I would have felt so encouraged to continue on
the path I am currently taking.
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