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Heather Stout - Helen Stout

I am a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Weather and Climate. I want to continue to improve as a writer by being able to write what I want and am interested in through an on-line medium. What I am interested in is weather and climate and I hope to inform readers about those topics and share my knowledge with them.

I am a former reporter for Routes Magazine, a webzine affiliated with the University of Oklahoma. The focus of the Website was to cover life in Oklahoma and that's what I aimed for in my works. I wrote, shot, and edited all of my own stories. One of my pieces told the story of how Oklahoma gained a symphony in the midst of the Great Depression and the symphony is one of a few that still perform to this day. Another story got me the chance to write about students at OU's School of Meteorology were reacting to the lack of tornadic storms during tornado season. Also I dug into an inside joke called "Supercell Deprivation Syndrome" that the students claimed they had due to the few tornadoes Oklahoma experienced this season and the lack of storm chasing they could do. Then I got to see how one historical museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma is looking to green energy to promote itself and bring more sightseers to check out the new wind farm that was installed.

I am also a former reporter for OU Nightly, the student-led TV news station on the OU campus. There, I got a taste of what it is like to work in a newsroom setting and work like a reporter. I also wrote, shot, and edited my own stories for the newscast. My stories were more focused on campus issues but I was also able to use what I did for Routes for the newscast too. Meanwhile, I got the chance to work as a weather producer/intern for the weather team for OU Nightly. I worked with student meteorologists on building the weather rundown and what weather highlights needed to be covered for that day. In the case of severe weather, I would help the student meteorologist keep track of what was going on in the area and made sure that the viewers were informed of what's happening.

To wrap this up, I hope through Suite101.com I can use what I experienced in college to become a better writer. To be able to write what I am interested in and to continue gain and share that knowledge through the Web site.