I hope to get a handle on everything "out there" in modern (quickly changing) journalism; that is, the various ways of telling stories and providing information. Through the Georgetown program I've become acquainted with using audio, photos and video -- but just acquainted -- to add to my experience in traditional reporting and writing. I hope to get deeper into those new aspects, pull them together with my longtime strengths, and become able to really deliver strong stories to today's audiences. (Maybe I'm even looking to Carlos and my fellow students to make me a little less skittish about some of the more tech-y things out there.)
Overarching that, I also hope to learn how to weigh the many journalistic approaches, make decisions, and then manage to completion a given project (Web article, audio slideshow, video, etc.). Much of this will be more people- and personality-oriented than program-oriented, so I hope to learn how to assess talent, interests and other human factors that go into producing journalism.
