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TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Trojan territory was extra crowded when Troy University hosted the 2024 Southeast Journalism Conference<\/a> (SEJC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s made up of several dozen schools that come together in order to have their student journalist network, and have better access to professional journalist and just ignite a passion for the industry,” said Robbyn Taylor, 2024 SEJC President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many students traveled multiple hours to TROY to learn more about journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve had networking opportunities, working with other people around my age that wanted to do the same thing after graduation,” said student Lizzie Tomlin, who traveled from Mississippi State. \u201cI think that\u2019s probably been when I got the most out of it. I learned a lot about you know the industry, and what the industry looks like today.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students like Tomlin got to participate in a variety of on-site competitions that reflected real-world job responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been to like an actual press conference,\u201d Tomlin explained. “\u201c so “I thought it was really interesting to see the actual setup of what a press conference is gonna look like in the future when I\u2019m reporting on one, and on top of that, I just felt like it was kind of different because I didn\u2019t have all my sources there right in front of me. I kinda had to organically go find other sources to kinda support the stories that I was writing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professionals within the industry also traveled to TROY to provide advice to aspiring journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope it gave them a more realistic expectation on what to search for,\u201d said WSFA reporter Simon Schuessler<\/a>. “Hopefully I can save them from some of the troubles that I\u2019ve had personally entering into the business. I hope I was able to give them some good advice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next year’s Southeast Journalism Conference will be hosted by Mississippi State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Trojan territory was extra crowded when Troy University hosted the 2024 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s made up of several dozen schools that come together in order to have their student journalist network, and have better access to professional journalist and just ignite a passion for the industry,” said Robbyn Taylor,…<\/p>\n

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