Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Stuff about being a journalist...in the public...hidden.

Journalists Roles (according to howard owens)
  • report with details of scheduled events-not everyone can go to what they want.  so i expect someone to be there.  and i want to be able to find it. easily.  it drives me nuts when i cant find some kind of information on the interent...it drives me absolutely ballistic.  somebody has got to be there.  and people definitely lose credibility until they get there.
  • disclose wrongdoing
  • outline developing trends
  • analyze issues and events
  • provide context
  • editorial comment
Forum Open to all (i.e. radio call-in shows, tv talk shows, editorial pages, blogs, chat rooms, public polling)-  it also gets people thinking!  instead of just listening and letting others do the thinking for us. sometimes we just need something to spur on our brains.  when we hear a differing opinion, we are able to explode with great stuff! in theory, we all think. in practice...well...what was i saying again?

good question...am i more likely to believe a qualified journalist or an eye witness?  hmmm...i think it depends on the eyewitness.  for example...Antoine Dodson! hahahaha  if someone is a legitimate source, then great. if not, then poo.  anyway...there is a reason we plug our computers in...so they dont die.
i hate that BYU doesnt have more outlets in the classroom.
good day.

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