I put my photojournalist skills to the test by capturing Jillian Ogren at work as a desk receptionist for my Digital Journalism class project.

Ogren is a character. She is bubbly and animated – qualities which I knew would make her a great subject for this project.

After studying The Poynter Institute's NewsU course Language of the Image, I tried to use multiple photo elements in my slide show.

By taking a photo of the desk from the lobby entrance, I gained a sense of place to let my viewers know the set-up and layout of the lobby.

Ogren never stopped smiling. Her animated expressions allowed me to easily capture her emotions of joy, laughter and surprise.

When Rashaad Lay, a resident assistant, joined Ogren behind the desk, I used juxtaposition to make the shot more interesting.

I attempted to use Ogren's eyes and smile as points of entry for many of the photos.

I used specific moments of interaction to capture the expressions on each subject's face, much like I did in the shot were Lizzy Owens presents Ogren with a batch of cupcakes.

I believes the entire slide show functions as a personality portrait of Ogren.

It's a sad day in Boston.

The Red Sox blew their chance at the playoffs, and The Boston Globe provided very few Twitter updates from the game, although they have an account dedicated to the team (@GlobeSox).

The updates were short and informative – which I liked – but in such a crucial game, I would have appreciated more updates and interaction with followers.

The use of hashtags was also confusing. Which one were they trying to trend – #redsox or #pulseredsox? After searching these trends it seems like many friends were using social media to discuss the game and read updates. The Boston Globe missed an opportunity to gain followers using digital journalism.

One word came to mind when looking at The Globe's Facebook page – boring. It doesn't engage the readers. They post about two story links a day, and these posts are lucky to get five comments. Sad.

If The Boston Globe wants to stay prevalent in the age of digital journalism, it must adapt to the world of social media.

I have no past blogging experience, but I will be blogging weekly about my beat for this course, The Boston Globe. I think blogging and creating an online brand as a professional journalist will be necessary for my future success.

Journalism is changing. Mobile and online news are quickly reinventing and reconstructing the roles of journalism.

I hope to learn more about digital journalism, especially audio and photography, this semester. As a news reporter for The Marquette Tribune, I hope these exercises improve my writing skills and familiarize me with internet journalism.

As a native Chicagoan (Yes, the "real city," not the suburbs.), I hope to return to the greatest city in the world after my stint in Wisconsin, but Boston would be a great city to visit. I have only been to this city once five years ago (I was 15.), but its large Irish population and historic ballpark (Fenway) peak my interests.

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