Monthly Archives: January 2017

Unit 2.2 served as a great refresher of Writing for Mass Media – which was much needed considering I took that class more than a year ago. Reviewing concepts like news elements, the inverted pyramid and ledes & bridges was helpful because I has forgotten some of the details surrounding these concepts. 
I remember the Inverted Pyramid being at the heart of news writing, but upon reviewing it a second time around in this course I realized how important it is to all professional writing.
I’m looking forward to using this concept in our first written assignment next week. Practice is the best way I learn, so I can’t wait to use these concepts to craft news releases in the next unit. 

Writing with Clarity
Poor:The dog was walked by a man who was tall.
Better: The tall man walked the dog. 

Reducing Clutter
Poor: Because of the late hour of the day, everyone was asleep.
Better: It was late so everyone was asleep. 

Sentence Variety
Poor: I walked to the store. I bought milk. I drank the milk. 
Better: I went to the store to buy milk and drank it when I got home.

Sentence Emphasis
Poor: Jordan the Soonerthon chair said that Soonerthon would try and fundraise 100 thousand dollars on Jan. 25. 
Better: Soonerthon will try and fundraise 100 thousand dollars on Jan. 25 said the Soonerthon chair. 

I am a junior public relations major at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. I have a minor in business administration with a concentration in sports management. 

Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I spent much of his time immersed in soccer; from refereeing to playing to watching MLS matches on TV, soccer became one of my strongest passions. This past summer I interned in South Beach, Miami, with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football working on the CONCACAF Champions League. 

When I’m not in class or eating tacos, I can be found watching soccer or studying in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. I spend a lot of time working on Soonerthon, the official philanthropy of Campus Activities Council.

I believe that God has given a higher purpose to help others, and more often than not this is my guiding principle. I am motivated by this but mostly my competitive nature gives me the drive to continue to achieve in all that I do.
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Design and the desire to create has always manifested in my life; from a young age painting and general design has been a way for me to decompress from the stresses of life. I continue to nurture this passion but lately the creative design has been focused more on class projects with technology being the medium.