Meet the Author

My name is Bridget McClure and I am a senior Communication-Journalism major at Slippery Rock University.

I can thank Junie B. Jones and J.K. Rowling for leading me to journalism.  At a young age I fell in love with books and soon wanted to capture readers' imaginations in the same way they grasped mine.  I believe certain stories put themselves in front of you to help shape your childhood, way of thinking, and life.

I come from the small town of Indiana, Pennsylvania.  Since enrolling at SRU in 2011, I have become involved in multiple activities.  I am a member of the women's basketball team and couldn't be more excited to help lead my team to a new era this year.  Basketball is what brought me to SRU.  I am also the treasurer of the Communication Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta.  

This summer I completed my internship with Renda Broadcasting at my very own hometown radio station.  I had never given radio much thought before, but I was given opportunities beyond my expectations that gave me the interest in a possible future radio career.  My responsibilities included writing stories for on air use, creating feature stories, interviewing, attending and reporting on meetings and court trials, and my favorite task of all; announcing the 6:30 and 7:30 news every morning on 1450 WDAD.  My internship allowed me to broaden my skills immensely and create professional stories for my portfolio and future employers.  My dream job is to become a known reporter or news anchor.

I'm interested in New Media Journalism because it will play a major role in my future career.  The standard newspaper is slowly dwindling and our everyday form of news now comes from the internet and social medias such as Twitter.  Although we are becoming "mojos" (mobile journalists), I believe newspapers will continue to live because the type of extensive reporting and story depth they provide us with cannot be found anywhere else.

When it comes to traditional media outlets, I love a conventional newspaper.  The Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Indiana Gazette are my go-tos because I'm a sucker for local news.  A new-media outlet  I am a huge fan of is the AP app I use on my iPhone.  I prefer this outlet because it uses the location on your phone to provide you with local news and also has multiple categories (top news, sports, entertainment, world, business) to give you a wide variety.