Going from earning her Bachelor’s Degree to now getting her Master’s in Journalism and Mass Communications to now helping produce the documentary ” We Will Rise,” Morgan Hardy enjoys all aspects of journalism.
“It takes a great amount of creativity to do the different types of Journalism,” said Morgan Hardy, who launched her high school’s newspaper and later produced a new digital storytelling content. “It’s always been something that I’m drawn to and video and audio have always interested me.”
Hardy has always wanted to be in journalism since she was a kid. She said that “It’s always been something, I’ve always wanted to do, but the news always interested me.”
When she was in middle school she participated in her middle schools morning show broadcast. She then went to UGA and as an undergraduate she had many experiences come her way. While she could not name them all, she did name that she got to experience being an intern as the Digital Producer for the Olgethorpe Echo and she also got to do many other internships and create content.
“The University of Georgia ( UGA) has opened many doors for me and helped my network,” she said, explaining that she believes ” If I hadn’t gone to UGA, I don’t think I would have got the opportunities.”
She originally went to Louisiana State University( LSU) her freshman year of college and got her basic courses done. After her transfer to UGA is when she had all her opportunities open. “I’ve been surprised the doors that can lie and what I have learned and all the opportunities it has opened.”
Hardy has learned that “journalism can be hard and it can be uncomfortable sometimes, but if you get to know your people your interviewing, it makes it easier for them to trust you and makes them feel more comfortable in answering your questions. You lean on your friends and other journalists and find little corners.”
Attempting new things is important for young journalist entering the field. “You won’t know till you try.” said Hardy, who is entering her final year in graduate school. “I’m very blessed and grateful to be here and will be very sad when I have to leave.”
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