Anne Elliott - Summer 2009

Anne ElliottI have always been a writer. Growing up in central Ohio, I was constantly writing stories and making lists. Notebooks were my favorite school supplies. I didn't really know what I could do with my penchant for writing once I graduated from college, though.

I first became interested in journalism in the eighth grade, when I started writing a newsletter for my friends for fun. The next year, I decided to take a journalism class to improve my skills and discovered I really liked reporting. I continued to work as a reporter for the rest of my high school career and finally decided that it was something I'd like to do for a living.

I'm now going into my senior year at Ohio University, where I'm a journalism major in the Honors Tutorial College. I work as a staff writer for The Post, Ohio University's student-run newspaper. I usually write about university issues and am excited to write about different things and learn new skills this summer in D.C.

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