{"id":8048,"date":"2013-04-08T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T13:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorkblog.com\/ydrinsider\/?p=8048"},"modified":"2013-04-08T09:46:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T13:46:17","slug":"staff-qas-meet-editorial-assistant-samuel-sica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/ydrinsider\/staff-qas-meet-editorial-assistant-samuel-sica\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Q&As: Meet editorial assistant Samuel Sica"},"content":{"rendered":"

To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet editorial assistant Samuel Sica. He processes some of the content for The Weekly Record and Neighbors and also works in the sports department as a clerk.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Samuel Sica
\nLives in:<\/strong> New Freedom
\nHometown:<\/strong> Baltimore
\nPosition at the YDR:<\/strong> Editorial assistant
\nYears with the YDR:<\/strong> 9 months
\nGraduated from:<\/strong> Penn State University
\nWith a degree in:<\/strong> Business management\/marketing
\nTwitter:<\/strong>\u00a0@SicatheKid<\/a>
\nFacebook:<\/strong>\u00a0Search for Samuel Andrew Sica<\/a>
\nWhatever you’d like to tell us about yourself:<\/strong> I am a huge sports fan and I love to play golf whenever I can. My dream job would be anything involving sports but for now, anything full-time dealing with my major would be great.<\/p>\n

1. What made you want to become a journalist?<\/strong> I don\u2019t know if I ever wanted to become a journalist but I have always wanted to be involved in sports. I went for a degree in business because I thought it would leave the door open for me with multiple opportunities.<\/p>\n

2. How do you see journalism changing?<\/strong> I think journalism has already changed through social media and the Internet. There are so many different outlets today that people can utilize to find out what is going on all over the world. I don’t know what will come next after Twitter and Facebook but I know there will be something bigger and better in the future.<\/p>\n

3. What do you like most about your job? The least?<\/strong> I like the variety of things that I do whether it be working as a clerk for sports or working in neighbors and living.<\/p>\n

4. It\u2019s 9:30 a.m. on a day off. What are you doing?<\/strong> Watching SportsCenter or online checking ESPN.<\/p>\n

5. The drink that\u2019s on your desk right now is:<\/strong> Water<\/p>\n

6. What\u2019s your favorite movie? Book?<\/strong>\u00a0“The Godfather” and “Patriot Games”<\/p>\n

7. What\u2019s your favorite place in York County?<\/strong> Playing golf at Heritage Hills or Cool Creek.<\/p>\n

\n

Last week, we ran a Q&A with hyperlocal journalist Christine Loman<\/a>.\u00a0To read all of the staff Q&A interviews we\u2019ve done so far, click on the \u201cStaff Q&As\u201d under \u201cAbout us\u201d at the top of the homepage.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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