The Past on Their Present/Our Future

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Three University of Mississippi journalism graduates returned to Oxford on Friday to share their experience at Ole Miss and where they are today. The speakers also shared their experiences of past internships and stressed the importance of them for journalism students. Oscar Pope's, a 2010 graduate, exact words were, "It's not the grades you make, it's the hands you shake." Pope discussed that with a degree, experience, and the right people who know you will increase chances of a job. John Peters, another 2010 graduate, discussed his diversity with journalism. He did a PR internship with the Memphis Grizzlies and spent a semester in Washington D.C. interning at a law firm. And Marquita Brown, a 2005 graduate, shared the same views as Pope on the importance of how a degree and internship will prepare you for the workforce.