A lesson learned

I did not think this Thursday was going to be that difficult. However, I was proven wrong. I was an anchor and I came to class without a story. That was a little stressful but then I found a story I thought was interesting. It was about two new studies, ACRIN and The University of Wisconsin Medical School, that just released results verifying the effectiveness of virtual colonoscopies. Virtual Colonoscopies are just X-rays that find possible problems in the colon. After finding this story, I called one of the doctors at The University of Wisconsin Medical School. Of course, he was out of town. Then, I called the radiology department at University Hospital. They directed me to a faculty member. He was an associate professor of radiology and internal medicine. He gave me so much information. I had a 13 minute phone conversation with him. After this, I thought everything was going to be smooth sailing. I started writing my story. The problems arose when it was time for our newscast. I think my team's biggest problem was that we lacked communication. Not all of the stories were ready in time when we went into the booth. Then, once we were in the booth, I froze when I did not have the headlines in front of me and did not know what to say. As you can image, I was really upset after this. I should not have given up but I did. I think back now and wonder how I possibly messed it up. I could have done many things but I did not. I have learned from my mistake. The lesson is to keep going and never give up. My team has learned a lot from this. I know next week is going to be much better.