Second Week (June 9- June 13)

This week I had a pretty low-key work week. I continued to upload articles on to CBSNews.com from the AP Wire. One of the people I work for put me in charge of regularly checking the "WebMD" section. This is basically articles that WebMD sends to CBS about new health research and information people should know. While this doesn't sounds like a lot of work, it can be tedious. It is always slow to update, and there are always mistakes in the way it is written. Since it is written in HTML, I also had to learn what different characters and symbols meant, so it was a bit of a challenge. In addition, I also had to find a graphic, related stories, and a "long promo" which is essentially interactive information about a related topic.

Closer to the end of the week, my boss assigned me to a research project and asked me not to tell anyone what it was about. I felt pretty important that he would trust me with a project and values my opinion enough to assign me to it.

One of the highlights of my week was some of the compliments my co-workers gave me. My boss told me one of the woman to whom I report told him how impressed she was by my work. He also added that he rarely hears compliments about her, saying she can be "hard to please." I was glad to hear someone appreciated what I was doing, and also thinking I was doing an adequate job. I was also told by someone else that I was doing a great job. He said they had been under-staffed, and given past experiences with their interns, really didn't expect me to pitch in. He said they all thought I was doing great and were glad that I've stepped up to the challenge.

Also one of the cool parts of the week: Ludacris, the rapper, was in my office giving an interview. He sat about 10 feet from me. I had no idea any celebrities would be in so it was a bit of a surprise, but still really neat.