A journalist that I admire is Natalie Morales. She is a news anchor on the Today Show and
graduated from Rutgers University with a major in journalism and Latin American
Studies. She got her start in journalism
in college when the studied the field, but after college, went on to work at
Chase Bank in New York City. She
received the “Groundbreaking Latina in Media” award from Catalina Magazine. From there, she became a news anchor and
correspondent for MSNBC from 2002-2006, covering many major stories along the
way such as the 2004 Presidential Election, the 2004 summer Olympics, Operation
Iraqi Freedom, and much more. Natalie
was hired onto the Today Show team in 2006 as the National Correspondent and
was named co-anchor in March 2008 for the third hour of the show. In 2011, she replaced Ann Curry as news
anchor for “Today”. It is evidently
clear that this woman has a high title in the world of journalism and news media
and will continue to hold this title if she remains on this path.
Natalie’s
job on Today is not much different from the jobs that she used to hold. News television broadcast has always been her
main focus in the field and throughout her career. The only difference is the caliber of this
show compared to other local and community shows that she was on is much
higher. The Today Show is watched on a
nation-wide spectrum and covers topics that reach out to the whole country. In my opinion, I believe that Morales is at
the top of her career, unless she wanted to pursue international news. The Today Show is a tradition in American
culture and is viewed and loved by millions of people all over the United
States. Duties that someone in her
position has to perform are broadcasting national and sometimes international
news on the Today show every weekday. She
has to memorize the prompts that she is given and the stories that she has to
cover. She also does some of her own research
on topics and presents them on the show. As a journalist, she has to remain
impartial as you would with writing a news article and has to gain information
through reliable sources, so that she is giving the audience credible facts
about the world around them.
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