A photo gallery depicting ODYSSEY Media Group Digital Feature Writer Abigail Holloway’s four-year career is shown. Holliday found herself as a writer when she began taking on more complex stories. “ODYSSEY gave me the ability to tell the stories of people in my community and give me a purpose during high school. It took me from a shy 9th grader who barely talked to anyone outside of my close friends, to someone who loves interviewing and talking to new people,” Holloway wrote. Photos from the ODYSSEY archives
Digital Feature Writer Abigail Holloway reflects on her time in the ODYSSEY Media Group.
The ODYSSEY story
If I had to wrap up my ODYSSEY experience into one word, it would be: storytelling.
When I first decided to apply for ODYSSEY in 8th grade, I had a very narrow view of what journalism could be. I thought strictly about hard news and plain language, reporting on current events. And while this interested me, I quickly found that I got bored writing that way.
Luckily for me, journalism is a lot more than that. I truly found myself in profiles and feature stories where I was able to do in-depth interviews and write stylistic pieces that put humans at the forefront.
I truly found myself in profiles and feature stories where I was able to do in-depth interviews and write stylistic pieces that put humans at the forefront.
ODYSSEY gave me the ability to tell the stories of people in my community and give me a purpose during high school. It took me from a shy 9th grader who barely talked to anyone outside of my close friends, to someone who loves interviewing and talking to new people.
As my ODYSSEY story ends, I will take the lessons I’ve learned into any new story that comes my way.
