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By Kelsey French<\/strong>
\nJEM 414 Fall 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kendall Downing has worked in various markets: \u00a0WYMD-TV in Hazard, Kentucky, WPSD-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, and back to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee at WMC Action News 5.<\/p>\n

For Downing, it was always a childhood dream to work in news. It\u2019s no wonder he started setting himself apart from his peers as soon as he started college.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing I did was try to get myself in front of people that would get me as much experience as possible\u201d Downing said.<\/p>\n

Downing became heavily involved on campus, both in student media like The Volunteer Channel, and also outside of his major.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew people from a variety of different walks of life on campus,\u201d Downing said,\u201d which I think helped me to be more plugged into my major and what I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

One piece of advice Downing believes helpful to journalism students is developing secondary skill sets to complement a journalism degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at the job market, it\u2019s about flexibility and how can you market yourself,\u201d Downing said.<\/p>\n

Minoring in Spanish, Downing says that \u201cyou can never have too many skills.\u201d He believes that having a diverse set of skills can give journalists diverse perspectives, an advantage when it comes to reporting the wide range of topics journalists face day to day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone has ever been told that they know how to do too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Knowing how to do too much is never the reality of a journalist. In fact for Downing, not knowing is usually a perk of the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that I like most about my job is probably the thing that gets on my nerves the most about my job on some days, which is the fact that it is very unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some days are tougher than expected, go differently than planned, but he \u201cnever gets bored.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adversity is something Downing is familiar with, especially when he first graduated from UT in 2010 and started working in Kentucky in a very small, rural market.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to be a kid out of college and you\u2019re in a community being a working journalist doing these stories about tough topics- Murder, crime, violence. Not to mention, when you\u2019re working in a small market you\u2019re doing it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides dealing with difficult topics on the job, Downing also stressed that students who want to be journalists need to be aware of just how poor the pay and hours are for those entry-level positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pay is really bad. I cannot say that enough,\u201d Downing said. \u201cYou are going to work a lot. You\u2019re typically going to be away from your family. You\u2019re going to have to work holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Downing is quick to add that there is light at the end of the tunnel:<\/p>\n

\u201cThose things eventually get better. You have to stick it out throughout some of the first years which can be really, really tough. You have to grin and bear it and just keep working until you get to a better point. Just know that it comes, it just takes time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grit is another quality Downing believes aspiring journalists must have to be successful in their careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody along the way will tell you no. You will hear a lot of \u2018no\u2019s\u2019,\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201cYou will have to know that at some point there will come a yes. If you do not have confidence in yourself, you will have to find it somewhere along the way to be a journalist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tough assignments, long hours, and low pay- just a few of the negatives journalists experience in their careers. However, any career comes with negatives, and Downing highlights the many positive aspects that come with being a journalist as well. He enjoys the humanitarian aspect of the job and being able to make a difference in peoples\u2019 lives, like the time his story was able to help a man get his car back after it was stolen from him.<\/p>\n

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Downing has some advice for those students who are willing to face the ups, downs, and uncertainties of working as a journalist.<\/p>\n

For one, Downing advises that students be curious and \u201cvoracious readers\u201d of news. If news doesn\u2019t interest you, then \u201cyou probably shouldn\u2019t do this career path\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe job is not easy, but you have to understand it takes someone who has skill and talent to be able to come in and be curious and empathetic toward people who have dealt with horrific things,\u201d he said. \u201cIt really takes a person with a genuine interest in people to do this job and do it well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Downing has come a long way since graduating and is still pushing himself to do more. He is currently enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Memphis and working full time.<\/p>\n

While working through the challenge of finding a balance between school and work, Downing is leaving the next chapter of his life wide open:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for what\u2019s to come, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. \u201dI\u2019m just here for the ride, one story at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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