Keshia Smith
News Journalism Major, Creative Writing Minor
Keshia Smith originally got interested in journalism in high school when she joined Y-press, a youth news organization that writes a bi-weekly article for The Indianapolis Star. After also getting involved with JAWS, a similar program through The Indianapolis Recorder, she knew she wanted to major in journalism.
Though she specializes in writing, during her time at Ball State she has enjoyed learning to use multiple forms of media to tell a story. She has taken classes on photojournalism and video editing to increase these skills.
During her years at Ball State she has been a features reporter for the Ball State Daily News, a graphic designer for BallBearingsOnline.com, a member of The Writers Community and a member of the Black Media Association, Ball States chapter of the National Association of Black Journalist. Recently, she had gotten involved with the The Invictus Writers (Theinvictuswriters.com), a small group of Ball State students who are attempting to write a publish a non-fiction book.
During the summer of 2011, Keshia accepted a summer internship with The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper that allowed her to apply the things she was taught in class to the real world. Covering issues such as education and events such as Indiana Black Expo, she had 25 articles and six photos published in The Indianapolis Recorder. During the Summer of 2010, she volunteered to spend ten weeks in Chicago with the not-for-profit origination Imagine Your Impact, when she helped create website fliers and advertisements.
Keshia aims to use the storytelling skills she learned as a journalism major and creative writing minor to make a positive influence on the world. She lives by Albert Einstein’s quote, “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”
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