A member of my small group is a journalism major and asked Kristen and I the following question. (She doesn’t know that I am part of a site that publishes stuff)
Q: Why should people go into journalism, why is it a good major?
A: I think journalism needs more people with integrity. People who embrace the ideals of journalism and stand up for truth.
Q: If journalism were to go to the doctor, what would the doctor say is wrong with journalism?
A: Your writing for an audience and advertising dollars and not for the sake of journalism.
Of course, another thought is that the face of journalism itself is changing. Gone are the days when a tiny group of people (by percentage) dictated the news stories out there. With blogs, newsvine.com, digg.com, and the burgeoning power of social networking and other stuff labeled "Web 2.0" the face of journalism is much different than it was just a couple years ago. Check out wikipedia’s page on journalism and you will see that the definition of journalism itself is morphing. What a fascinating time we live in!
Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts. That phrase seems hopelessly dead.
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