Favorite Beat

I really don't think this question was designed for me to answer. Unlike some students in class, I already have a beat. Thankfully, it's the beat that I feel like is the most interesting. It may not be the hardest, but I feel like it is the most interesting for sure.

I came out of the womb a sports fan. I grew up in a household where sports were second to none. I've loved the New England Patriots, New York Yankees, and the UConn Huskies for as long as I can remember. From an early age, I knew I would never be able to play for any of them, so I figured that I wanted to work for them in some capacity. By the time high school came around, I found out that I liked this whole writing thing. I put two and two together and I got sports writing.

As of right now, I get school credit to go watch high school sports. Sports in their purest form if you will. No pressure of garnering a huge contract in free agency, no pressure from donors at a university, just kids playing for the love of the game. I get to talk to the kids about the game they just played. It's painfully simple. Maybe it's because I'm an intern, but even Ramo secretly loves his job even though he complains about the hours. In my personal opinion, the most interesting beat (for a sports fan like me), is obviously the sports beat.

I would think the most difficult beat would have to be general news. In general news, there are so many more people involved in newsmaking than in sports. There are so many different varieties of general news. Politics, human interest, business, and so many more aspects of life can fit into general news. No two days are the same. I can only imagine how stressful covering general news must be. There is no comfort zone for one to ever get into. Good thing I'm in sports....