Let's try this again. So I was talking about my job right? Yes.
Before I go any further, I must tell you about my biggest experience lately. I went to an FCC open meeting the other day. I felt so fancy. I had to show them picture ID and have them print me out a badge. Then I went through security and had to turn on my laptop and cell phone and let the security people look at them. I'm not sure what they were looking for, but I felt fancy. Matt, the new guy, also went to the meeting. While I was there, one of my fellow reporters emailed me and told me to ask a question for him during the press conference after the meeting. He would be watching the live videocast of the meeting and press conference online.
So, after the meeting, I went and sat at the press table, a table facing the commissioners with mics for each person. It was so nerve-racking. I was at the press table about the ask a question to the CHAIRMAN OF THE FCC on TV, for goodness sakes! Matt was also up there, and he went before I did. When I finally asked my question, the Chairman said, "oh you're new aren't you?" That just shows how cool the publication that I'm working for is. The Chairman of the FCC notices when we get new people. I felt so important. Then another section of the commission got up to answer questions about something else, and Matt leaned over asking me if I could think of any questions. I shrugged and mouthed "I don't know" because I hadn't collected myself to think of any. Matt came to me and told me the video camera had caught that exchange. Great, I looked like a complete newby in front of the whole telecom world. Ah well, what can you do. :P
Anyways, another fun part of work is when I do a good job. After a particularly good story about the FCC and digital textbooks, I got an email from my boss that said nothing in the body, but the subject line said: "Nice."
It was such a simple compliment, yet it meant tons. Of course, a couple days later, I wrote a pretty crappy story which probably ruined it. Then this week, I ticked off one of my other bosses two days in a row. I felt pretty useless. Not to mention, I've been working on one story for a couple weeks and haven't made much progress. Yesterday I really buckled down and tried to finish it today. I got some good, solid numbers for my story. But then, I found out they were all inaccurate, and I found myself back at square one.
But when I left work today, I had about half of the story finished. I'm confident I can finish it Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday. Yay for federal holidays!! Presidents Day right? More like "Katie Sleep-In Day." Anyways, I also like the people I work with. It's so cool to be working with real-life journalists. It may sounds silly, but it's awesome. I try to learn as much as I can, and they often give me advice. I love it.
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