A Day of Inspiration

For a group of students willing to participate in a camp all about sports writing, a form of journalism, having both a journalist, AND a sports player come in on the same day was an exciting day of interviewing and note taking. Write on Sports, is a sports writing camp doing their work in Montclair State University with students from West Orange public schools. The two guests coming in today for the students to speak to the students were Jenny Vrentas (a beat writer for the Jets) and Bruce Harper, a former Jets football player. Students, like myself, got to ask questions about the guests' lives and careers.

Having the current media all about the internet and less about print, Vrentas was asked if the new change was to break or make her career.

"It's a little overwhelming, I would admit", answered the new journalist. Sure it is, with all this Twitter, Blogs, and all that jazz. Jenny started as a blogger for The Star Ledger in 2007 and is currently beat writing for the Jets.

Bruce Harper was a big football player in the 70's and 80's for the Jets and the veteran came today to speak to the students as well. I have asked him if there were any other sports he was interested in while in school.

"Track and field", stated Harper,"because I already had some natural speed, but to run, it helped me learn how to run better and build speed." His kind and inspiring quotes are too much to list, though these two guests were greatly inspiring for these young journalists.