Wednesday, July 30th at WJMC.

I have finally found some time to finish of the record

off one of, if not, my most life changing experience. I will begin where I left off, on Wednesday, June 30th.

That morning I woke up a little later than usual as the day before was most tiring. I hurried to breakfast with my roommate and soon found myself on the bus closing in on our destination, a captivating modern architecture that I fell quickly in love with; The USA Today/Gannet building. I walked through the doors and down the hall to the Gannet CO., Inc. Auditorium where I was greeted by Jodi Gersh, the social media content manager for USA Today/Gannet and Vaughn Ververs, the political editor for msnbc.com. As I sat through the "New Media Panel", I was once again reminded why I love media and journalism. I felt the same spark that had started my amazing journey five years ago in a Publications class taught by the outstanding Kenna Rodgers who changed my life forever. That morning I heard different perspectives of new media I had not heard before; this really opened my mind to diverse ways of thinking. While speakers before had talked on maintaining articles unbiased, Jodi Gersh shared her particular view;

"You wouldn't want to read a completely unbiased article."

-Jodi Gersh; USA Today/Gannet

Though I cannot agree fully to such a statement, it really got me thinking. Some articles can be biased and still maintain ethics while other may demand a unbiased format. This will sway with the nature of the subject.

Later, in that same auditorium, I was suddenly in a mock press conference with Michael Shear, the Washington Post's chief White House Correspodent and Nick Shapiro, the Assistant White House Secretary.

By 2pm I was on my way to the Capitol building where yet another dream came true. Here I was, taking pictures at the same place I had always only seen pictures of. As I did not have the opportunity to meet with my senator, I did accompany my friend Haleigh from Colorado to meet her representative. Unfortunately, Congress was in session and we met with the chief of staff. As we talked with him, my mind was again opened to new perspectives on today's media. This visit encouraged me to become a better writer and journalist, someone who later generations can look up to.

That evening, we had the charismatic Andrew Flagel, the Dean of Admissions at George Mason University, give us a few tips on college admissions. Afterwards, we watched Green Zone, a movie which was almost intantly put on my 'favorites' list.