By the March before graduation, I was finally thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. I didn’t have a specific job or company in mind, but I knew I wanted to continue in the music industry with a yearning to move to New York City. For spring break that month, I had plans on attending my first SXSW in Austin, TX (something I highly recommend everyone to do). However, I knew...

It took one internship, one summer, and one company to not only change my career goals but my entire perspective on the media industry. Over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate enough to have several news internships and jobs. As I was entering my final undergraduate summer, I knew there was one more company I had to check off my list — CNN. But little did I know, I would meet my...