{"id":3034,"date":"2017-01-29T15:32:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2017-01-30T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T19:31:01","slug":"sarah-blake-morgan-speaks-to-gardner-webb-students-about-her-work-as-a-multimedia-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=3034","title":{"rendered":"Sarah-Blake Morgan Speaks to Gardner-Webb Students about Multimedia Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Story by Madison Hyleman<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reporter and multimedia journalist for WBTV Channel 3 news in Charlotte spoke to a group of Gardner-Webb communication students on Tuesday, January 24.<\/p>\n

Sarah-Blake Morgan, originally from Tampa, Fla., has been a reporter and multimedia reporter [MJJ] for five years. She attended Lee University, a private university in Cleveland, Tenn., where she studied telecommunications as an undergraduate. \u201cWe didn\u2019t really have a huge broadcast program, so my internships really helped me out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

After graduating, Morgan began applying to at least 70 different jobs. \u201cIt [was] overwhelming at first,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a process you have to work your way through, but it\u2019s very rewarding.\u201d Over three months she only received three offers, one of which was in Lubbock, Texas at KCBD. In hindsight, she remarked that taking that job was one of the best decisions of her life, regardless of not knowing where it was located. \u201cIn the beginning you have to be flexible and willing to step out of your comfort zone,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cI had to figure it out myself, but I think there\u2019s something good about that because you figure out what works for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Morgan has garnered numerous recognition for her work as an MMJ. She received a Lone Star Emmy Award for covering the South Plains Honor Flight organization, which gives veterans a chance to see memorials built in their honor. Morgan was also recently nominated to receive the MidSouth Emmy Award for video journalism this past weekend in Nashville, Tenn. \u201cBeing an MMJ, you have to challenge yourself,\u201d she said. \u201cYou grow up a lot, become more responsible and buttoned down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although she is content with her current career progress, Morgan\u2019s goals are still growing. Someday she hopes to travel to the Middle East and tell the stories of its people. \u201cI always had a heart for the third world and people that were hurting,\u201d said Morgan. \u201cEventually, I would like to end up over in the Middle East and be some type of correspondent. I\u2019d love to work in refugee camps, but I would also consider working for a non-profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy best advice,\u201d Morgan finished,\u201d is for you to completely embrace and accept what this business has turned into, and that is multimedia journalism. If you take one thing from me, my best recommendation would be to go on an adventure, stretch yourself, do something that makes yourself a little nervous and scared. You can always go home after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To learn more about Sarah-Blake Morgan or being an MMJ, contact her at smorgan@wbtv.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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