Thursday, May 6, 2010
Jounalism appreciation
After taking this course I have a new found appreciation for professional journalists. I think that before I took this course I clumped journalists and the media together as the same entity. I have no respect for the media and so I felt that root cause of this was the journalists,who I thought at the time were just writers of propaganda. However, after taking this class I am able to determine the difference between not only good and bad journalists, but also their ethical and moral values as a journalist. Now when I read the paper or watch the news I critique the AP writing styles, and how well the author attributes their information. This has helped me appreciate the good journalists, and ignore the bad. Another thing I have learned from this class is how much work and stress is involved in producing breaking news stories. I can now appreciate how well features are written because I know that good features are only written because the reporter knows how to conduct good reviews. Basically, I see journalism in a much better light now, and I realize that these professionals are actually really smart and hardworking.
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I totally agree. I never appreciated journalists as a separate branch of media then news or anything like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree Angelina. It takes so much thought and time to write one article. I never thought journalists worked that hard but I now realize they do. It took me long enough to write an article for class even when I had all the information in front of me, I can't imagine how hard it would be writing an article for a newspaper with no info!!
ReplyDeleteThanks to this class it's easier to separate good journalism from bad, and to pick out easier someone being objective and subjective.
ReplyDeletei also agree, journalism is alot more in depth than i thought it was. there is a bigger perspective on the whole media and journalism now.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I never thought that there would be so much time and effort into each story that is published!
ReplyDeleteThis class really opened my eyes to the world of journalism. I admit I'd only occasionally read the paper, usually turning to the net or TV for the latest news. There's a lot I learned since those things and now I can truly appreciate a good story in the paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stating these new views so eloquently. Continue on and enjoy the summer!
ReplyDeleteGrade:10/10
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted to hear that so many of you are able to distinguish good journalism from bad as a result of this course. I hope that you continue to be wise news consumers.