I can’t go out, I have to write another article!

I absolutely love my major. I love writing, reporting, being on TV, and all the other fun things that come with being a budding journalist. However, when I find myself spending six hours in the NewsHub editing videos, I realize- I’m a typical journalism major. If you’re majoring in Journalism (or any communications field) then most of these probably apply to you!

1. When the government shut down keeps you from getting facts for your articles.

2. You feel the need to live tweet everything (even if it’s not news).

3. You spend all of your time in the communications building.

4. You can assemble a tripod in less than a minute AND operate a sound board.

5. You’re in a professional fraternity for comm. majors…

The Beta class of Hofstra University’s chapter of Zeta Phi Eta.

6. You correct your friends, and possibly your professors, when they make spelling errors.

7. Your Twitter feed is filled with accounts for newspapers and TV stations.

8. This makes your heart sink.

Avid – The worst program ever!

9. No sleep ‘till graduation.

10. But you still love it, and it all becomes worth it when you land that perfect internship or job!

Ashley Mungiguerra

Hofstra University | 15 stories

Ashley is a Journalism and Political Science double major and double minor in French and European Studies at Hofstra University in New York, but she was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She is an avid reader, writer, and lover of old movies, NYC, and anything French. She is a member of Zeta Phi Eta, a pre-professional communications co-ed fraternity, a modern dance company, and a campus tour guide. Her dream job is to work as a TV news anchor for a major network.