Wednesday, 4 April 2012

JOUR 1111 Lecture 1: I am the Journalist?


I must admit I was pretty pumped for my first ever university lecture. In saying that, I was curious of what sorts of things we would be doing in the course, as I had been having some doubts as to whether journalism was for me.

The main message that I got out of my first lecture was that we had to see ourselves as a journalist. Lecturer Bruce made it clear that if we were to succeed this semester, we had to act as if we were IN the industry. Talk about ‘faking it till you make it’...

But in all seriousness I knew that it would be a challenge. My attention to media tends to revolve around only my personal interests – I assume this is natural but it’s something I need to work on. I got the impression from Bruce that to be a journalist, you have to be aware of everything happening around you. This will require me to read a lot more than I currently do, and to broaden my understanding of what is going on in the world.

Regardless of whether or not I am certain about my future in the journalism field, there is no doubt that I am willing to step outside my comfort zone and give it a go. 

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