Hi. My Name is Ashley Hawkins. I am a communications major and political science minor who half way through her degree decided that instead of reporting on government officials and legal cases, she wanted to be first hand involved with them. I have the promise scholarship from the state of WV which would pay my tuituion if I keep a 3.0 GPA and get out in 4 years. Communications is still a love and passion of mine, so I kept my major for my undergrad but set my sights on Law school for my graduate level education.
Now I know by this point you are probably wondering what in the world this has to do with my senior capstone project. Well it has everything! While others are creating movies, PR Campaigns and Documentaries to show as their best work to employers in the field, I am directing myself a totally different direction. In some ways I feel this frees me from some of the restraints a project could put. If you want to have a career in PR filming a zombie movie for capstone would not be very productive but I also feel it narrows me as well. I would like to accomplish something which I can show in the future to my law professors or even Admissions committees as the link between my major and my minor.
Throughout my four years at shepherd the world of politics and the media have intertwined and overlapped many times over leaving me some opportunities for advancement with my capstone project.
My first idea was to do a Public Relations project marketing a Political Candidate to the college crowd, but unfortunately at this point election season is over. To do this now I would have to completely make up a candidate but I’m not sure how that would go over. If I made it blatantly obvious they were fake (Barbie etc) then maybe it would work. If the special election for Governor of WV is announced and starts within the next week it maybe be an option I can use. But the chances of this happening is slim to none.
My second and more plausible option is to take my enjoyment of the web and the opportunities it posses and create a project along those lines. I would like to create a blog similar to the one that Shelby Hoffman did for her capstone but I would focus it on the interlaying relations between politics and the media or media law. These all rely so much on each other but it is never really stressed in today’s culture. Many Political Scientists refer to the media as the 4th estate as they see it as important as the first three estates which are the recognized branches of government.
I feel the second option is something that I could not only run with but could be beneficial in the future but I’m just not fully sure. I am afraid I am overlooking an option, but I’m not quite sure what it is. Any other ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If nothing else comes up, I am feeling the blog. I mean I do enjoy writing this one : )
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