Things That Happen Everyday in the Newsroom....

My internship this week was different than most. This week Bob asked me if I wanted to go out with a VJ in the news department. Since before in the past, I haven't got too many opportunities to go out with someone in news, so I thought this would be a great opportunity. Little did I know that Tuesday would be life changing for me.

Early that morning we received a phone calling telling us that there was an accident on the interstate. All I kept thinking was that I was hoping it was nothing serious because I have never been one for the sight of blood or anything worse. We drove on the interstate and saw the tow truck. We had to park on the opposite side of the road. Guess what that meant? We were going to be running across the interstate and as if that wasn't dangerous enough we were going to be running across the road with equipment. These are things though that happen all of the time when you are in news...you never know what's going to happen or what to expect.

We got some footage of the accident and then met with the trooper to get details about the accident. The only thing we found out was that it was serious and the driver was life- flighted to an area hospital, and a one vehicle accident. We left and after being back for awhile it was time for the noon news. The competing station had declared the accident fatal, but the officer had told us it wasn't. We finally got confirmation, and the accident was fatal. I kept thinking about it, and was glad in a way that I did not see the accident as it was being handled, but just saw it being cleaned up.

Later that night I got news that the driver of the car was from my college. I didn't know what to feel at that moment. My heart kind of sank. I was sad for her, her friends, and her family. I had only known of her, so I really didn't know her. In a way I was kind of glad that I didn't, because if it had been one of my friends out there I don't know how I would have reacted. This really hit home to me.

This is something that could happen at any time when you work in news. You never know what to expect. News is a lot different than sports. When in sports everything is pretty much happy, and fun. Most things I've seen in news so far have been very emotional and serious. I think people who are in news deserve a lot of credit. They witness things that are really serious and can too be in harms way, just like police officers and firefighters. I really hope that I can get a job in sports right away, but if now I guess I know ahead of time what I will be in for if I go in to news.