ROSHINI'S BLOG

I am so happy to report how proud I am of two former students at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  They’re doing great and making names for themselves by working with integrity.

Just had coffee with WDAY-TV Weekend Anchor Stephanie Goetz (Roshini’s Blog Guest Blogger May 5).  She looks great and sounds great.  She’s enjoying digging up stories and expanding her source list in the Fargo-Moorhead area.  And most importantly, she says she’s learning more about the details of journalism and finding creative ways to use social media in her reporting.  Bravo Steph!

Kevin Keen wrote me from Ecuador to share his latest video project.  He could have graduated last year but decided to first accept an internship with a tourism office to video profile the beauty of Ecuador.   He shares some tidbits from the experience:  “I could write a book about the work I had to do to get those 50 video clips.   It was a lot of coordinating, filming, and editing to do within four weeks.”  Kevin went on to tell me how sometimes he had to climb mountains in pouring rain with all his equipment to get “the shot.”  Check out his latest work:  http://tinyurl.com/cmezab.  Great job Kevin!

Hearing about their success and growth as people and journalists puts a big smile on my face.