Lecture 1 Reflection:
So I attended my first JOUR1111 Lecture
yesterday, met my lecturer for the course, Dr Bruce Redman, and found
out a little bit about what lies ahead for me. We got straight into
it and I liked the quote used “YOU are the Journalist.” I was
excited by these words straight away because, really, what other way
are we going to learn to be journalists if we aren't treated and
thought of as such from the beginning.
We looked at a few quotes given by
different people aiming to describe or give their views on journalism
before discussing the issues facing journalism in today's world. I
had actually given very little thought to how journalism is changing
and being challenged at present. With the ever-increasing rise in
technology and older media such as newspapers being used less and
less, was the need for journalism dying off? Dr Redman however,
ensured us that indeed it was not (much to my relief)! Only that it
is changing and will continue to change.
Finally we were given an overview about
what this course is about and what it aims to equip its students
with. I got a glimpse of the assessment pieces (of which the blogging
seemed the scariest to me. I've never done anything like this before)
and the tutors for the course and I left feeling both excited and a
little nervous.
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