Visiting the Oregonian

By Jade Gorlach

Bright and early, On March 1, our Mass Communications class walked down to the waterfront to visit the Oregonian building. There we were given a guided tour by the Oregonian/Oregon Live’s brand new education reporter, Eder Campuzano. He showed us around the working space of the Oregonian staff.

Throughout the trip, we saw many reporters scattered around desks, but not as many as we expected. They were casually lounging around, like at home, but very invested in their work. The setting seemed to be very comfortable for them, making it easier to feel welcomed for us. Eder was very welcoming too, and made sure to let us ask questions about any of our concerns. He also continued to tell us many exciting reporter stories about his experiences on the Oregonian. This gave me a better feel of how a job as a reporter would be like. Intense, but fun and always keeping you on your toes. Eder's story about him falling in love with journalism in high school inspired me to search different career paths as well. He is very successful at his job and has a good time doing it.

The trip we took informed us as a class about how reporting actually looks in the real world. It was very informative. Having a guide tour us around made it even better because he could explain to us what everything meant and what jobs were done where in the office. I had a great time there and I learned a lot.

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Source:
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2019/01/portland-meet-your-new-education-reporter.ht ml