Today, I officially learned that writing stories about someone who has passed away is a nearly impossible task. I opened my big mouth at an ideas meeting and said that an '08 high school graduate from our town recently died. Well, (again with the big mouth) a week ago I had mentioned to my supervisor I wanted to variety of stories while on my internship. Lucky me got assigned this one. So to begin, I looked at the facebook page that was created in her honor and contacted her best friend. Then I called her house, where the last thing a relative wants to do is talk to a reporter. I pretty much failed at this assignment today. But I have learned one thing from it: you are not always going to have sources that cooperate. Take two at it tomorrow.
I've heard that writing this type of story is one of the hardest assignments. Going to a families house, where they are trying to grieve, can be a really difficult endeavor. I know I will have to face my fear of writing this type of assignment one day, but as a freshman, I don't know if I'm ready. I don't do well holding in my emotions.
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