I want to major in broadcast journalism because I feel like it is the perfect match for my personality and talents. My extroverted personality is perfect for broadcasting because I am a great public speaker, and public speaking is my favorite way of expressing myself. My commanding personality makes me want to major in journalism because I like to have a presence and a strong role in anything I’m doing, especially if it can impact people or show insight into different cultures or viewpoints. I also
When I first decided to throw myself into the journalism industry, I had no idea that included finishing stories in my car to make deadline, spending countless nights in the newspaper office to make sure the paper was error free and went to press. I felt duped. Journalism on TV and in the media was portrayed as fun and rewarding. If you would have told me that for a story I had to take three buses and cross over an abandoned highway to go cover a school being ran out of an apartment building
at Ventana Nuclear Power Plant. Wells and her cameramen work hard to “publicize the incident,” as corporations threaten them. This movie follows the incident of Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. Situations like this put the importance of journalism into perspective. According to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, this was one of “the most serious [accidents],” the U.S. dealt with. Unlike the movie, small amounts of radiation released. The movie made clear journalists play
how Narada Muni has got anything to do with journalism. The Press Freedom Day almost coincides with the birth of the ancient rishi (sage) Narada, the day celebrated as Narada Jayanti among Hindus. In Indian mythology, Narada is visualized as the first journalist, the primary source of information among Gods. Narada was considered to be the first reporter or journalist of the whole universe . He knew the crux of journalism. His mastery over journalism and expertise in communication was shown when
investigation of a burglary, recounting the discovery of a high-profile scandal, and revealing the importance of sources, both anonymous and credited, Woodward and Bernstein explain the factors that were necessary for exposing President Nixon’s part in the Watergate Scandal of the 1970s. Although the investigative trail of Bernstein and Woodward began out of obligation for work, it allowed for their respective careers to grow meteorically and impacted modern America’s relationship with its leaders. Furthermore
“Daydreams of What You’d Rather Be”, written by Lance Morrow, a highly notable essayist. As a student of Harvard University, Lance Morrow graduated as magna cum laude in English literature in 1963. He became a journalism professor at Harvard years later, but he proved his expertise to the world during his 32 years as a writer for Time Magazine. On June 28, 1982, Morrow published an article titled, Daydreams of What You’d Rather Be that addressed a psychological phenomenon that everyone experiences
Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love, and Lose at Both “They had been trying to avoid love for fear it would get in the way of their ambitions and plans and everyone’s expectations- including their own.” (Unhooked, p. 47) Unhooked discusses the uprising hookup culture amongst young people and the repercussions hooking up entails later in life. Author and journalist, Laura Sessions Stepp, gathers inside information, thoughts, and the engagement of young women from differing upbringings
As Albert Camus once said, “A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad.” This quote certainly raise a question, to what extent the press is allowed of freedom of speech, and on what grounds it should not be affected by the government. But more importantly, how does law and justice should protect these rights of press. The book Make No Law is about a very rare case, in which heroes are heroes, the villains are villains, and everyone
Mohammed Humaid March, 6th ARW 5 College is Not the Only Solution As it seems, saying that there are too many people are going to college is a taboo many would prefer to ignore rather to discuss. It is much easier to continue in doing whatever the others are doing, than to stop and give a fair evaluation to the situation before taking an action. In addition it is no longer a secret that the price of higher education is no longer affordable for many Americans. And as it seams this dilemma is
Ida B. Wells is best known as one of the most influential women in what, at the time, was considered a civil rights movement focused around masculinity. Wells came from humble beginnings and grew to become a journalist and an activist who led an anti-lynching campaign in the South. Throughout her life she met and partnered with notable civil rights leaders in the fight for racial equality. Even though most believe she wasn’t honored properly until recently, one cannot deny the influence she had in