Calhoun's restaurant

With one of the four Knoxville locations on the historic waterfront of the Tennessee River, you can get to Calhoun's On the River by car, bus, and even boat. The restaurant is open Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 10:30 pm, Friday 11 am to 11 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 10 pm. You can eat at Calhoun's for a quick lunch, elegant dinner, or before a UT football game.

Calhoun's offers a wide variety of menu items, ranging from a classic cheeseburger to prme rib. They also serve a variety of handcrafted beers. Wouldn't know which one to choose?? Don't worry, Calhoun's offers samples of their own beer.

Calhoun's is a great place to meet friends for lunch or dinner. With their variety of menu items, it should be an ease to find something for everyone. They even have an "Eat Hearty" section for those watching their waistlines.

If you're looking for a place to try get fresh, delicious food, Calhoun's is the place for you. They hand select their fresh fish daily and use only the finest USDA-choice beef.

Lastly, the experience you take away with from Calhoun's is one that is hard to beat. AOL city guide claims that it is a great place to go and unwind from a hard day at work.

Next time you are planning a night out with friends or even looking for a banquet hall for those special occasions, don't forget Calhouns' unique and tasty East Tennessee experience!

My future...

As a senior in college, I am used to being asked the question, "So, what are you going to do after you graduate??" Funny thing is... I still don't have a good answer! I chose to be a communication studies major coming in to school because I had no idea what I would want to do when I graduated. Not wanting to change my major and be in school for 6 years, I decided comm. studies was broad enough where I could have a range of options when I did graduate.

It is now that time for me to really think hard about what I want to do with the rest of my life... and I think I came up with a few good options...

1. I find it interesting to work with children who need special attention, so I have considered a job as a juvenile intake officer or probation officer. Both of these careers entail a large amount of effective communication and hard work. I think it would be very rewarding to help make a difference in a child's life.

or...

2. An ultrasound technician. When I tell people this one, most of them look at me like I'm crazy. They ask, "then why did you go to a four-year school?" And that's just it, I came to college to find out what I enjoy and I think I'd be great working in a hospital helping others. I would have to go back to school to learn how to be a technician, but it's always good to have a bachelor's degree as well. According to salary.com, the average ultrasound technician makes between $55,383 and $64,503.

While these jobs may not seem very similar, I am equally interested in both. Hopefully by May, I can decide which path I will follow!

Online editors and their decision making

After watching the video on online editing, I realized that many editors have their own ways of making decisions on what to include in their news packages. There is not one clear cut process.

While different editors do not follow the exact same process, there are trends which pop up on most news websites. The latest trend is that of user-contributed content which can be seen in even the most popular of news sites. CNN.com has I-Reports and MSNBC has FirstPerson.

I am torn on the subject because while I think user-contributed content is a great way to get stories from around the world from different perspectives, I also feel that the news organizations may be taking advantage of these "free" reporters.

Personally, I have never contributed anything to any news source. This is probably because I don't usually carry my camera or camcorders around with me. While cell phone videos are becoming more popular, I haven't really figured out how to use mine well yet! Honestly, even if I did, unless I captured an event that could help solve a crime or could be put to good use, I don't think I would consider contributing my media.

Along with user-contributed content on news sites, it seems to me that news online in general has become more informal than print news. By informal, I mean that it has become more user-friendly and has the viewer in mind when creating a story package. News becomes more like a conversation because it is interactive.

This has changed the way news is produced because not only must the story be important to us, it must also be eye-catching and interesting or the viewers will find it elsewhere. Online producers must now think of the most creative ways to present the news to the public in a way that wasn't important before!