My name is Andrea Diener. I am a senior journalism major at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. This semester I am taking JMC352 Reporting Contemporary Issues with Dr. Klyde-Silverstein. The class meets every Tuesday night for the fall semester. Two times a month, the class will be held at the Greeley City Council Chambers. Every other week, I will be blogging about a topic that was covered at the council meeting.
This is the first blog I have created. I aspire to improve my writing and learn about different areas of journalism; I am confident that this semester will give me the opportunity to do both.
I have written for the Veritas, Colorado Christian University's newspaper, and Thriving Family Magazine, but I have not done a lot of online writing. It will be a challenge for me to write and post a story immediately after the event. I am confident that I will gain experience in reporting and writing for a short deadline.
The topic of local government intimidates me because I have not written about it before. I am excited to learn how to write about a topic that is unknown to me. My hope is that I will get better about writing about anything, not just things I am an expert in.
