On Monday November 28, Cassidy Woolsey, managing editor for Progressive Publishing spoke to our class. Woolsey’s message was a look inside what it means to be an editor, Progressive Publishing magazines and steps students can take now to enable a higher chance of getting a job. Her message resonated with the audience well because she recently graduated from Utah State University last fall. Her main points were:
• Defining an editor o Editor is a person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text.
• Progressive Publishing’s three magazines o Progressive Dairyman o Progressive Forage o Progressive Cattleman
• The magazines are paid for my advertising dollars which allows for free subscriptions.
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Originally, I thought an editor only reviewed work before it was put into final text. However, Woolsey does a lot more than that. She checks social media, creates story ideas, does producer features and still has a chance to write articles.
I also liked to learn about the variation of her job. This makes the job of an editor seem more exciting because it isn’t the same office work every single day. Even though that is a big aspect of the job, it isn’t the only thing that an editor does.
Learning how the magazines were paid for was also interesting. I like the idea of free subscription for a magazine, but I worry about what could happen if advertising dictates the amount of pages or even content in the magazine. Woolsey did not talk much about this, but it is a concern that I have.
Perhaps one of the most important things that Woolsey said was about the importance of internships. They are the best way to build a portfolio and create marketable skills to future employers.
The advice of important classes to take was insightful as well. I worry about videography skills and the inexperience I have with that, but I was relieved when she brought up the multi-media boot camp