My new addiction is 100 times more powerful than crack: seeing my name in print baby hoooooly…

I have been extremely lucky these past few weeks because I have been blessed with a summer/weekend internship at the Calgary Sun.  Arguably now, the most read publication in Alberta, now that the Calgary Herald has decided to scrap its Sunday edition making The Sun the only seven-day-a-week newspaper in Calgary.  To date, I have had 16 articles printed in The Sun; with one lucky day for the Labour Day issue of having an article printed on page 2 AND 3! Life here is extremely exciting because the news literally happens here, comes here from every corner of Calgary.  And there are several methods in which this news gathering occurs.

We work a bit harder here than the other guys do...

One, from The Sun’s own journalists, who may have seen or heard something the night before, or the day their scheduled work shift.

Two, from the ever-present sound of the police scanners that are literally littered all over the The Sun’s newsroom.

Three, the city desk phone.  Many dozens phone into the The Sun’s city desk with news tips, important events, heads up for press releases, etc. etc.

So throughout the day, the newsroom at The Sun is a beehive of activity from the news desk, to the layout people to the various sections that any typical big city newspaper would have, etc. etc.  It is pretty exciting to see it all in action and to be a part of the action too.  I’m just pissed that I wasn’t doing this 20 years ago like I should have been.  Meh, I hate to use a brutally overused cliche but, better late than never.
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Today I had experienced a really awesome perk of being a journalist and that is to have a reader send in a letter thanking me for a story that I reported on in.  To protect her identity from the crazy masses of the world, I will not use her name but the sentiment of the letter is really whats important anyways.

Carl 1, world 0. wewt.

She had written this letter telling me that she really appreciated the coverage I had given in an article I wrote for The Sun for an event in town here concerning her son that she has been putting on for several years now.  Her son was murdered, and he was 18 years old.  Since then she has been organizing an event that involved a walk from the club that he was murdered at to the local courthouse near there.  The invitation to join in on this walk was extended to families who had experienced a similar tragedy.

She was truly grateful for the sensitivity I had exercised in the article, as well as the thoroughness of the news article.  So while reading this letter of appreciation, I was overwhelmed with satisfaction and it was then that I realized that I have truly found my calling in Journalism.

Seeing my name in print AND having a reader send in a letter of appreciation for my work has become my new addiction.  As a result, I almost depend on this stimulus much like an extremely addictive drug and when found absent, I go into the similarly known “withdrawal symptoms.”  Freaky huh?  No doubt!  Hopefully this will continue but I am very much aware that Journalists are not always appreciated so.  My colleagues have given me a stat that is nothing short of disturbing, “We receive about 10 negative letters for every 1 positive letter.”   DAMN!  Well, I said in response, I guess that’s an occupational hazard eh?  To which I was replied, “pretty much.”