Interns' observations: July 2008 Archives

Yesterday I had the opportunity to witness a court martial at Fort Knox. I went as media, but hadn't realized that court martials were open to the public as well. The accused was a soldier- Private First Class James Burmeister, who was charged with going AWOL from his unit stationed in Iraq. Burmeister pleaded guilty to this charge. He admitted that he left without telling his superiors or asking for permission.

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Week two on the job has really flown by. I had the opportunity to put together a package on an unusual story we covered yesterday. Who knew that dachshunds, chihuahuas and jack russell terriers were the most aggressive dogs? According to one study, they are. I don't know that the story changed anyone elses' opinions about dogs in general, but I personally was affected by it.

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I've learned more about the reality of the news business in the past three days than I have in my three years of college training that have led up to this internship. Just as I found out earlier this summer when I studied in Italy for 6 weeks, you can learn the language in the classroom but it's another ballgame to be thrown into the mix where you get to apply everything you've been taught.

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