What I learned from Fly

            I think I would be lying if I said that I was not nervous going into this interview with a real reporter. Theron Fly is someone who has already graduated from college and is now working in the field of his interest, so yes, going into this interview was a little intimidating for me. My interview with Theron Fly was definitely an interesting one. While asking the questions, Fly would give me an answer that I would be able to relate to in some sort of way when it came to certain situations and characteristics that he expressed about himself. Each question took about five to six minutes and after hitting it off so well, I felt like we were on the edge of getting off topic a little bit because we had so much in common. Fly really took me to school when he broke down the importance of college experience and time management. My freshman year of college was a total wake up call. I did not realize how effective timing was until I received my first assignment for the school newspaper, but Fly’s story is different, he recalls not knowing the importance of timing until he actually graduated from college and started his career. Fly says he finds work related issues to be less stressful than in the past. He has become adjusted to the field of journalism due to the open arms and warm welcomes that he received from the veterans in the newsroom.  

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A summary of my interview with Theron Fly

On Monday, March 11^th, I sat down with, Theron Fly, who is the reporter for the Tate County Democrat Newspaper here in Senatobia. Fly graduated from Senatobia High School and attended Northwest for two years.

I asked Fly was he ever given a hard time by the veteran journalists in the newsroom. He said that this was his first job that he has held, and since working with the Tate County Democrat, everyone has been very supportive and he has taken every experience as a learning experience. Fly says that being a journalist, you have to deal with things as they come. No one can help prepare you for a breaking story or any unexpected situation.

Fly considers every day to be a challenge in the newsroom, due to the fact that there is a weekly issued paper that hundreds of citizens depend on when it comes to staying updated on local changes and issues.

Tate County is such a small market, and search for ideas to put in the newspaper can definitely have its pros and cons according to Fly. He has exactly five days to get the paper together, which he considers to be a pro. The downside is that good news can sometimes be hard to come by, plus he is the only reporter in the newsroom who actually has to go out and find these stories.

Fly finds balancing time to be a big issue in this field. He says that time management is something that isn’t really taught in college. He was not prepared for how quickly things need to be done after starting his career as a journalist. Fly says that as a student it is important to make the most out of every opportunity and get the experience you need to grow.

The Tate County Democrat Reporter, Theron Fly

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