This is my second semester of my sophomore year and I am even more excited to dive into the world of multi-media journalism than I've been before. After learning a great deal in Journalism and New Media I and sharpening the skills that I've already grasped, I am now ready for JNM II. I believe there is still so much more for m to learn even though I feel as if I am already becoming a professional journalist.

Currently, I serve as the Associate News Editor at The Towerlight. Here I am able to write stories on deadline, edit other's stories, create headlines and cutlines, make executive decisions and assemble the layout of certain sections. I am fortunate to be in this position and know that it is bringing me forward in my path to mass communications. Here is the link to my staff profile: Daniel Gross - Assocaite News Editor

Apart from The Towerlight, I also co-own a media production company that formed in Southern Maryland, where I am from. Change of Scene Productions (www.changeofscene.net) has now been in business since 2007 and we are always looking for opportunities to create a project and increase our experience. We offer video documentaries, promotional videos, photography, Web design, graphic design, wedding videos, and much more.

There are many things that I have already experienced that has made an impact on my future career. Starting from publishing a weekly class newspaper in my fourth grade class, I've more recently interned at The Enterprise, a community newspaper in St. Mary's County and worked for TheBAYNET.com, Southern Maryland's #1 online news source. At this salaried job, I was a reporter, photographer, Web developer and sales associate. Check out the news in Southern Maryland by clicking here.

I am very interested in video, photography, broadcast, reporting, writing, Web design, graphic design and almost any aspect of journalism and new media. I find it is very important to publish information and stories in a non-biased voice and find a way to most effectively distribute information to the masses.

Here is a link to my personal Web site

WTOW- Sports News Broadcast

In this project, I produced, directed, edited and acted on screen to create a final presentation for MCOM 101 -Introduction to Mass Communications with Dr. Sandy Nichols.  

Congratulations and thank you to everyone that helped and contributed to this project. Each member in the cast brought their own unique style to the broadcast news industry.

My name is Daniel J. Gross and I am currently a sophomore at Towson university, majoring in Journalism and New Media. My passion lies in writing and reporting the news, as well as so many other aspects in journalism and electronic media and film.

I currently am the co-owner of Change Of Scene Productions, a medi production company in Southern Maryland (http://www.changeofscene.net/). In this company, my business partner and I manage a company website, shoot video documentaries, shoot wedding videos, create photo slideshows, are outsourced to for logo design or animation, and do so much more in the field of media production.

When not attending classes during the academic school year, I also work full time for Southern Maryland's number one online news source, TheBAYNET.com (http://www.thebaynet.com/). Here, I write stories, report the news, conduct interviews, take photos, upload stories, edit copy, manage sections of the site's backend and serve as a sales associate, selling online banner advertisement.

While at Towson University, I spend most of my time working and writing for The Towerlight, the number one college newspaper in Baltimore (http://www.thetowerlight.com/). I am currently on staff as a staff writer, writing at least one story per issue. I also serve as the Student Government Association beat writer. 

I also am on a University Residence Government building council as the building secretary, where I promote events, document different things, and do advertising. I take many courses to better my knowledge in the journalism field and hope to soon be interning for a major newspaper or news network.

I am very eager to continue my professional career into a more mainstream assocaition to gain a greater recognition. I am looking forward to continuing my education at Towson to better my skills.

Feel free to contact me for any information.

Daniel J. Gross

240-298-1680

dgross7@towson.edu

www.dgross7.blogspot.com

www.changeofscene.net

daniel@changeofscene.net