April 2011
3 posts
What is journalism? What is a journalist?
At the beginning of the semester, I had a basic view of journalism as a whole. I was initially planning on applying for the Print Journalism program and after working on my high school’s newspaper, I was definitely biased towards the print media. However, while taking this class, the assignment to read the New York Times opened my eyes to how much news I have actually always been getting...
Engagement and Relevance
I believe journalists should give people what the need to know, not what they want. Someone in the class said that we all thought that because we’re idealists, which I completely agree with. If we were going to give most people what they wanted, the headlines would always be entertainment journalism - Charlie Sheen gets booed on tour...
Comprehensive and Proportional
I think the most important thing about this section was the targeted demographics. It’s an easy trap to fall into because it’s so similar to marketing. I fit into a couple targeted demographics. Woman, Mormon (or religious) and very decided on one side of the political spectrum. It’s easy for me to just go to the sources that will support what I already believe in but...