About Me
My name is Ron McNerney and I am a senior Digital Media student at Slippery Rock University. This blog is being created for my New Media Journalism class and I am excited to take all of you along for my journey in this course.
When I came to Slippery Rock University I thought I had my whole career choice figured out and I thought I would stick with the same major for the whole four years. I didn't. After my first semester as a computer science major, I quickly realized that computer science did not resonate with who I am as a person. As I looked more into who I am as a person, I found my passion for the digital media production world. During my second semester freshman year I changed the whole course of my life and started something completely new.
I decided that I needed to get involved to I can develop my skills outside of the classroom. I decided to join WSRU-TV News and that was the best decision I made while at Slippery Rock. WSRU has shown me how much work goes into making a show happen, and has taught me a lot of hard skills. I found my enjoyment for editing videos very quickly and I wanted to keep doing that as much as possible. Once I became comfortable behind the scenes, I decided to challenge myself and try being in front of the camera. I became the talent for a number of packages ever since and became an anchor for Around the Rock News. By stepping out of my comfort zone I gained experience on both sides of the camera to better myself as a student and employee. While I am forever grateful of the skills I have learned, I am more appreciative of the friendships I have made along the way. I have made lifelong friends in such a short amount of time and I would not change a thing.
As my college years progressed I became more involved in a number of organizations such as The Rocket, University Program Board, and Open Hearts for All, a student run non-profit organization. Being a part of these organizations has challenged my creative thinking and overall skill in the digital world. Most notably, this past summer I earned a position with the Pittsburgh Steelers as Brand Ambassador and ever since then I have been thankful for everyone that helped me along the way. While I am not out of school yet I am looking forward to wherever I end up as I am sure it will lead to something greater down the line.
Now that you know a bit more about me, I'm sure you're wondering why I am making this blog in the first place. I am currently enrolled in a course titled New Media Journalism (hence the blog name being Nerney's Media Journal) and we were assigned to start a blog for the entirely of the course. Since I am apart of WSRU-TV and The Rocket, I believe that this course will help me to contribute to those organizations more effectively. I am looking forward to this course and hopeful for the remainder of the semester.
Follow the links below to see my social media pages and news sites that I enjoy to read from.
Below are links to my Facebook and Twitter page:
Below is a link to Slippery Rock's homepage:
Finally below are two links to, what I feel are, significant media outlets.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has been around before the internet and has maintained national popularity in digital and written form.
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But now we have media outlets that would not be able to thrive without the internet. IGN is a stand-alone digital media outlet that posts insider news and reviews the latest video games, television shows, and movies.
I hope that with this blog you can find out more about me and learn with me as I go through my New Media Journalism course.
-Ron McNerney
