Being a mother of
a 2-year old, a wife, and the sole editor of an online news site is no easy
feat.
Just ask Stephanie Gross, the 28-year-old editor of the OconeePatch, who
spoke for an hour to a University of Georgia journalism class on Feb. 13 about her
transition into journalism and the time balancing she must do to run the
hyper-local news site.
“It’s a 24-7
operation, so there are times my family has come with me to the scene of a fire
on a Saturday night,” said Gross, responsible for writing, linking and
marketing content for the site.
With her
background in telecommunications and her first job in radio, the 2006 UGA
graduate told the class that there has also been a learning curve when it comes
to aspects like writing style and public relations. But, she claims she is
learning and improving these skills after starting as a
guest editor two-years-ago
And while she
described the nature of the job as “exciting, thrilling, and time consuming,” her
first priority remains her family and balancing spending time with them, she said.
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