What I Thought of Meg Heckman

I really liked what Meg Heckman had to say when she came to class last week. I like that she's thinking about the future of journalism, especially in the digital realm. She was very informative, not only with journalism, but with life related to journalism as well. I liked her advice about not going to grad school right away. So many people have been asking me if I'm going to grad school when I graduate and when I say no they always ask me why not. I also know some other people who have gone to journalism school right after college and it's made me feel guilty about not going. I liked that Meg said that if you do go, then you should definitely wait. She said that you should wait until you are confident about what type of journalism you want to do. It was a little scary when she said that what we think we want to right now isn't what we'll want in ten years. I think it's really good for someone to tell us that and not be afraid of letting us know the truth. Right now I'm so sure that I want to write for a women's magazine, but who knows, maybe I'll completely change my mind within a couple of years. I'm just glad that Meg came and talked to us so honestly so I won't be so surprised when I start to change my mind.