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Promotions and chance

I want to announce that I am being promoted to a daily reporter! For five months.
It's so strange the events that have led me to where I am in my career today. A few months ago I was drooling over the iPhone, saving money on everything I could so I could line up and buy an Apple delight the day the phones went on sale.
Then I offered to blog about my experience for the Register. And then they kept me blogging about Apple technology. And now......the technology reporter is going to have her baby soon and I'll be filling her spot full-time for five months.
Sure at the end I go back to my current job, but I hope that I can prove that I deserve to stay a daily reporter and that a position opens up.
Strange how stuff like that just works out, huh?
Published Friday, October 19, 2007 2:06 PM by SonyaSmith

Comments

# re: Promotions and chance

Friday, October 19, 2007 5:21 PM by Nate Olivarez-Giles
Congrats. What is the position you had before? Are you concerned it will be tough to keep your blog updated as much as before given that you will be a daily reporter now?

# re: Promotions and chance

Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:54 PM by SonyaSmith
Thanks Nate! Before I was a hybrid reporter (half daily, half community) for the Register and the Irvine World News - covering all news (mostly city hall and the Great Park project) excluding business, sports and education. I don't think my becoming a daily reporter will get in the way of me updating this blog, because I've managed to update this blog only from outside work in the past (only on my free time - usually before work). But, I am looking to find more people to blog on here because I'm also running my own blog now for Region 11 as the newly-elected Region 11 Director. So, if anyone is interested - please let me know!
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