This week was about the stories

by | August 17, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

Gabriel C. Pérez This week was about the stories by Sean Cronen   Participating in this program has been a fantastic opportunity for me. Coming from a musical and studio-oriented background, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the chance to contribute...
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NextGen as an illustrator

by | August 19, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

I applied for Next Gen Radio after hearing an ad on KUT. I am not a journalist, but I’m a lifelong listener of NPR and I really wanted to participate in this program.

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Pulling through when your story falls apart

by | August 19, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

It only took a few minutes. I had my story for NexGenRadio all set for Tuesday morning and then the entire thing fell apart. My subject backed out at the last second and without him, I had no story.

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Mindset Reset

by | August 19, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

This summer, after graduating, I fell into a passive shuffle of solitary freelance work. I enjoyed my projects, as well as some post-grad rest and relaxation, but I didn’t closely examine my time.

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Stories On The Wall

by | August 19, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

Stories on the wall by Acacia Coronado A cosmos made of broken plate pieces, a deep sea of ocean blue paint and the twinkling shards of shattered kitchenware may seem like random items to the average eye. But, to Francisco Chavez Silva they are...
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Prepared To Tackle Almost Any Deadline

by | August 25, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

To say this week challenged me is definitely an understatement. I have experience interviewing, writing articles, and creating audio stories, but having to quickly complete all of these components in one week was difficult especially since I had a hard...
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Tackling Multimedia Storytelling With A Print Background

by | August 25, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

I learned about the Next Generation Radio Project one week before the registration deadline. Usually, I am careful about the projects I jump into, making sure I have time for each. But for this, I knew it was now or never and that fast thinking would make...
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Storytelling Never Actually Stops

by | August 26, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

When I stumbled into the KUT community room bright and early on Monday morning, I had no idea exactly what I had gotten myself into. Considering that I’ve been rolling out of bed around noon every day for the last three months, 9am felt painfully early to...
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Is This Real Life?

by | August 26, 2018 | Reflections | 0 Comments

Familiar with the moments where you just have to take a minute to stop and say to yourself, “is this real life?!”? Let me just say that I had a couple of those moments from the moment I found out I would be able to be a part of the Next Generation Radio...
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