
The information Ms.Mcgaughey gave to the students was powerful and uplifting. She knew how to engage her audience. For example, this class is full of young individuals with a drive for journalism and Ms. Mcgaughey connected with them. Journalism is a career that requires the drive.Ms. Mcgaughey made students to understand that the journey to become successful journalist is not easy and requires a lot of determination.

Furthermore, Ms. Mcgaughey discussedthe importance of being a credible journalist and what it takes to become great at the craft. “Credibility is very important in the aspect of journalism. In order to be an excellent journalist, you have to be credible. Without credibility, your words are not valuable,” Ms. Mcgaughey said. She also stressed how demanding this profession is, making journalists practice with many long nights and a heavy work load. “There will be times you are sent on a story you have no knowledge on but as the reporter on sight you must educate yourself in order to get the story”, she said.
This made us understand that there will be situations where you get sent on assignment which you have no prior knowledge of. That, Ms. Mcgaughey said, should not stop you from going out there and gaining that knowledge of what is going on. Ms. Mcgaughey indeed delivered a lecture that left students with the knowledge most of them did not have before. She gave students such knowledge and experience by allowing her own personal experiences to shine through them. The years of experience Mcgaughey holds makes her a great mentor for students to look at going into the Journalism profession. She provided knowledge and experiences as she started off and walked us through her career success.