Journalism Stuff, From Someone Who Knows Nothing

I was watching all the journalists at the Sam Katz HQ last night, and I was thinking of all the things I learned from being a media sheep.  I am also extremely sleep deprived so I might ramble.
1) Scrums are not cool - they sound cool, but they're really not.  They're like a pack of lions fighting for the last steak.  Eventually some peace is restored..after the biggest lion gets the steak and you're waiting for scraps.  But scraps are food, take it.   It's a free for all.
2) Ask people their opinions RIGHT after something is said or happens so their emotions are high and they want to talk.  Some people will even seek you out, as they did last night.
3) celebrities, even minor celebrities, are all the same.  Or maybe it's the wealthy.  Not sure.  But bringing your girlfriend who I confuse as your daughter can lead to autofails.  That completely threw me up.  off.
4) You see the same people a lot, get used to them
5) Twitter IS one of the most useful inventions for journalism.  The credibility might not there, but I guarantee more people than ever are following the news.  Except for the whole journalists getting paid thing, that's no good, no opinions on that
6) Eventually I am hoping to become a cold hard adrenaline-less journalist who can take notes on the stairs and post an article within a half hour time frame.  Right now I'm kind of a mess.  I'm fairly calm but it's the adrenaline rush that needs to just go away.
7) surrounding computers is kind of frowned upon, I think
8) journalists are very nice in Winnipeg, for the most part, as they're saying "excuse me" politely to get a camera shot that they might miss in point 2 of a second.  They're also nice about letting you in to the crowd.  how long will that last? I assume it's because I am no rival.
9) rely only on yourself.  Don't follow anyone around hoping to get a story or rely on others for quotes, unless you're on a team.  Things happen so fast and there's so much to do in such a small time frame that relying on someone else is just a waste of time.