Arash Arabasadi

Date of graduation: May, 2006
Employer: VOA Persian Service
Location: Washington, DC
Job Title: production associate
Carolina Week Title: reporter
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CW testimonial: Talk about an education that works in the real world. A lot of my friends – unfortunate enough to have not attended the Carolina J School – earned their degrees only to find they learned few practical skills in school. My time at UNC, in contrast, was well spent. Every real world, news-related task I’ve been asked to perform was something I had already done – repeatedly – in my time at the University. I was so well prepared when I hit the national and international news markets that most of my co-workers wondered how I had so little professional experience. The Carolina Week newsroom is exactly like – and often better than – any “real world” newsroom you'll encounter. The key differences you'll notice in the real world: Your batteries will NOT be charged; your equipment will OFTEN be MIA; you will get paid… occasionally. Other than those slight variances… you’re in the best place you can be in the newsroom at UNC.