I thought that studying towards a Journalism degree would be "cut and dry". After seven months of lectures, tutorials and assignments, I have found this to be entirely untrue.
This blogging assignment has made me realise the type of journalist I would like to be when I've received my degree and I'm officially all grown up. Being the type of journalist that reports on celebrities and the latest gossip around town can definitely be interesting and there will never be a dull moment in that however, is that really a fulfilling career as a journalist? For some, maybe, but not for this aspiring reporter. I would like to write about issues that matter in the world, issues that can have a huge impact on many lives. It is true that most students dream of this aspect of journalism, some achieve it and some don't, but I'm in it for the long haul.
In "War by Media", John Pilger talks about how his first big assignment as a journalist was reporting on the Vietnam War from the are itself. He explains that the American soldiers committed so many horrific crimes, but the journalists wouldn't report on them as they were protecting their own country. I want to be the type of reporter that will be able to crack these cases open by writing about war crimes and war in general - by being a war journalist. The world is not a depressing place, it is just that some of the actions by the inhabitants of the world make it seem that way and maybe it's ktime that stopped. I'm not talking about superheroes or the ultiomate do-gooder, we can make a difference through the type of reporting that we do.
In our blog, we aim to not only show the world and other journalism students the happenings of Rhodes campus, we hope to spark debates about serious issues in the world today, and get feedback from them on the topics that they agree with. I hope that my writing will come across as intriguing (so that it appeals to almost anyone who comes across our blog), but that it is also able to engage more experienced journalists in that it will not just be about student life, but life as a whole. After all, it isa blog and should appeal to veryone when it's done right.
Lately I've been getting the impression that some newspapers and other news media are not reporting for the greater good of their country, but rather for the greater good of themselves and their pockets. This could be our chance to change that, to reflect the journalists that we hope to be when we're all grown up.
Rochelle
This blogging assignment has made me realise the type of journalist I would like to be when I've received my degree and I'm officially all grown up. Being the type of journalist that reports on celebrities and the latest gossip around town can definitely be interesting and there will never be a dull moment in that however, is that really a fulfilling career as a journalist? For some, maybe, but not for this aspiring reporter. I would like to write about issues that matter in the world, issues that can have a huge impact on many lives. It is true that most students dream of this aspect of journalism, some achieve it and some don't, but I'm in it for the long haul.
In "War by Media", John Pilger talks about how his first big assignment as a journalist was reporting on the Vietnam War from the are itself. He explains that the American soldiers committed so many horrific crimes, but the journalists wouldn't report on them as they were protecting their own country. I want to be the type of reporter that will be able to crack these cases open by writing about war crimes and war in general - by being a war journalist. The world is not a depressing place, it is just that some of the actions by the inhabitants of the world make it seem that way and maybe it's ktime that stopped. I'm not talking about superheroes or the ultiomate do-gooder, we can make a difference through the type of reporting that we do.
In our blog, we aim to not only show the world and other journalism students the happenings of Rhodes campus, we hope to spark debates about serious issues in the world today, and get feedback from them on the topics that they agree with. I hope that my writing will come across as intriguing (so that it appeals to almost anyone who comes across our blog), but that it is also able to engage more experienced journalists in that it will not just be about student life, but life as a whole. After all, it isa blog and should appeal to veryone when it's done right.
Lately I've been getting the impression that some newspapers and other news media are not reporting for the greater good of their country, but rather for the greater good of themselves and their pockets. This could be our chance to change that, to reflect the journalists that we hope to be when we're all grown up.
Rochelle
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