Has technology ruined our future careers?
Walter Mears is a very intelligent man and very poised. He is very knowledgeable about journalism and media. Mears explained aspects about the Associated Press and how it used to work. I enjoyed that part of the class because I understand more about the broader view of the whole industry.
Mears seems like a person who does not sugar coat anything. I wished he would have because after hearing a long list of the downfall of newspapers I felt depressed and unmotivated. Being a news editorial major it is very exhausting to hear so many people assuming the worst and their assumptions of the future of my career. I have heard more than three teachers telling students from news editorial major to change their major because they will not find any jobs! Last semester I had a teacher that asked all news editorial students to raise their hands and then told them they ought to change their major. Aren’t teachers and guest speakers supposed to tell students about journalism and encourage students to finish their degree? Apparently not!
Some items on the list of bad news Mears told the class included: Associated Press cut their rates by 10%, many people are not interested in learning the facts a newspaper has to offer, newspapers are becoming a corporation, foreign reporting has decreased due to lack of money, internet has played a large part in newspaper downfall.
I do agree with Mears that technological advancements have at some extent endangered the future of newspapers. Broadcast news is a fast and sometimes an instant manner to get your daily news. The internet has also facilitated people having free access to news and breaking news. According to Mears there is an ongoing controversy about “who actually owns the news.” It is true that the future of this industry is not certain but the industry might change in a positive manner.
Just because the industry is changing it doesn’t mean it is bad.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Blog about Blogs
Even though he was elected president there is no sign of paradise
According to Alan Mutter’s blog, there is not enough money to help journalistic institutions all over America. In hopes to salvage whatever is left of print journalism grants are in immediate need. Newspaper circulation has decreased and advertisement has decreased. In his blog he expresses his concerns about the future of journalism because it is also his career. In his blog he elaborates on the necessity of financial help to preserve the industry. At some extent it is alarming for me as a reader to see the large amounts of money that is needed.
In Paul Watson blog he mentioned the heated debate with Ron Paul about Obama foreign policy. Watson elaborated on the contradiction that Obama said when referring to the war and the troops in Afghanistan. According to his blog, Obama said he would bring the troops home from Iraq but instead sent more than 30,000 troops. In Watson’s blog, I can sense the disappointment or anger in his writing.
In Kimberly Hill’s blog, she discusses the new policy blog that Google launched this week. According to Hill the blog is designed to let policy makers all around the world have a chance to share their opinions with policy makers and corporate sponsored blogs.
In all these blogs there are different writing styles that I appreciate. In the first blog the tone I got when I read it was concerned and wanting a call to action. In the second blog I felt that the blogger wanted to point out that just because Obama is president, that doesn’t mean he is going to save the country from its own policy. And the last blog there is a neutral informative tone, the reporting job was very well done.
According to Alan Mutter’s blog, there is not enough money to help journalistic institutions all over America. In hopes to salvage whatever is left of print journalism grants are in immediate need. Newspaper circulation has decreased and advertisement has decreased. In his blog he expresses his concerns about the future of journalism because it is also his career. In his blog he elaborates on the necessity of financial help to preserve the industry. At some extent it is alarming for me as a reader to see the large amounts of money that is needed.
In Paul Watson blog he mentioned the heated debate with Ron Paul about Obama foreign policy. Watson elaborated on the contradiction that Obama said when referring to the war and the troops in Afghanistan. According to his blog, Obama said he would bring the troops home from Iraq but instead sent more than 30,000 troops. In Watson’s blog, I can sense the disappointment or anger in his writing.
In Kimberly Hill’s blog, she discusses the new policy blog that Google launched this week. According to Hill the blog is designed to let policy makers all around the world have a chance to share their opinions with policy makers and corporate sponsored blogs.
In all these blogs there are different writing styles that I appreciate. In the first blog the tone I got when I read it was concerned and wanting a call to action. In the second blog I felt that the blogger wanted to point out that just because Obama is president, that doesn’t mean he is going to save the country from its own policy. And the last blog there is a neutral informative tone, the reporting job was very well done.
Monday, March 9, 2009
I hope I don’t die after meeting him
I had the opportunity to meet a column writer with a few deadly stories. Martin Fennelly is a sport columnist for The Tampa Tribune.
“Everyone should work for a newspaper that goes out of business,” Fennelly said. Well he is right! At this rate if anyone is working for a small newspaper or The Tampa Tribune (just kidding) it will shortly go out of business.
While making animated face expressions, he talked about his experiences with seven people who ended up dieing. He chuckled when he talked about a boater he was going to interview but ended up dieing. Humorously, Fennelly said that he asked the boaters parents what happened when he encountered them. “’I asked his parents what’s going on’, as a journalist not knowing was funny,” said Fennelly.
Comfortably, he talked to the class as if he were talking to his colleagues or friends and dressed like he was going to visit Australia. He said that even though there are stories that are very emotional, as a reporter you must do your job at the end of the day. He also said, a part of being a reporter is to be able to deal with uncomfortable situations. One of the phrases he detests is “good writer but not a good reporter,” because he believes in order to be a good writer, you have to know how to be a reporter.
“If you want to write well, read well,” once he said that something clicked in my head. When I didn’t read extra books outside what is required for school, my writing was even more horrendous. Fennelly said that when writing columns about hot topics, you should convey an image without writing curse words. Just like with speaking, it is harder to insult someone without cursing at them but the message is more effective.
At the end of the day I will remember one of his last words, “if you’re writing it and enjoying it, it’s something you love doing”
“Everyone should work for a newspaper that goes out of business,” Fennelly said. Well he is right! At this rate if anyone is working for a small newspaper or The Tampa Tribune (just kidding) it will shortly go out of business.
While making animated face expressions, he talked about his experiences with seven people who ended up dieing. He chuckled when he talked about a boater he was going to interview but ended up dieing. Humorously, Fennelly said that he asked the boaters parents what happened when he encountered them. “’I asked his parents what’s going on’, as a journalist not knowing was funny,” said Fennelly.
Comfortably, he talked to the class as if he were talking to his colleagues or friends and dressed like he was going to visit Australia. He said that even though there are stories that are very emotional, as a reporter you must do your job at the end of the day. He also said, a part of being a reporter is to be able to deal with uncomfortable situations. One of the phrases he detests is “good writer but not a good reporter,” because he believes in order to be a good writer, you have to know how to be a reporter.
“If you want to write well, read well,” once he said that something clicked in my head. When I didn’t read extra books outside what is required for school, my writing was even more horrendous. Fennelly said that when writing columns about hot topics, you should convey an image without writing curse words. Just like with speaking, it is harder to insult someone without cursing at them but the message is more effective.
At the end of the day I will remember one of his last words, “if you’re writing it and enjoying it, it’s something you love doing”
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