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| Brad Belote is the digital content director at KY3 Inc. in Springfield, Mo. He graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1997 with a degree in broadcast journalism. |
Dear newly-minted graduate (now or later), nothing is going to turn out the way you think it will.
When you leave the hallowed halls of the School of Journalism, you’re likely leaving confident that you know what you want to do, where you want to go and how you’ll get there. After all, you’re now armed with the journalism seal of approval: a degree from Mizzou.
I don’t want to discount its value. Membership in that Mafia has its privileges. And you’ll always to stay connected to that special place. (Some day, you’ll realize just how short a time you spent there and pine to go back.)
But at the end of the day, it’s your life and your story that you are now fully responsible for. There is no one right way to write this story. Allow me a moment to share the lessons I’ve learned producing mine:
