When I was younger my mum would ask me what I'd learnt each day at school, so what have I learnt so far in JOUR1111? I hope to keep you up to date each week with my reflections on what I have learnt.
For me, after studying a semester at QUT, the first lecture was no surprise. A basic idea of what journalism is, what 'studying' journalism is and what stories are of interest to people as well as the challenges including technology that are facing the industry. The lecture also asked the question, 'Why are you doing this course?'
So why am I doing this course? - Other than the fact that it's required as a part of the Bachelor of Journalism, I believe it will help me gain a better understanding of what journalism really is. I want to be a successful journalist, to write 'factual stories', whether that be in a newspaper or a different medium, perhaps one which hasn't even been thought of yet.
In the lecture, we were given a range of quotes about peoples perspectives of journalism. For me, the quote that I found most true, and most interesting was by Phillip Graham, who has worked for the Washington Post. He said, 'Journalism is the first rough draft of history'. As a history student this quote resonated with me. What is news today will be history tomorrow, what the journalists write, and what I hope to write are the stories that the future generations will study and learn about.
As humans we have a desire for news, and journalists ensure that this desire fulfilled. Someone once asked me, 'Why Journalism?'. My answer? 'Isn't breaking the news, informing others of the moments that will change their lives, isn't that the most exciting thing?'.
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