Reflections – Journalism
I thought I’d split the two subjects seperately, as I have feelings on both that are vastly different.
Journalism is, on the whole, exactly the kind of work I’ve wanted to be doing at university. Term one involved being taught how to write a story, and then being thrown out the doors to go and find one. This is exactly how I wanted Journalism to be. I worried that from day one we would be given a random newspaper and told to write what we felt was good or bad about it, and spit out a load of garbage about analysing somebody elses work. Thankfully, we’ve been doing the work, and the work has been near limitless as to what we can write about, so I feel completely in my element. I passed term one, though I feel I could have done better.
Term two, for me, came with many problems. This is mostly described in Reflections – Accommodation, and this hampered my ability to do much in term 2 to any kind of standard. The coursework project I missed the deadline completely, and this means a definite retake in August. The broadcast project I loved, and despite not being confident about my voice I was assured it went well, albeit a problem with paperwork and CD burning which cost me many marks. A timed exam of our knowledge on law certainly helped me realise what journalists could and could not do, and this I passed.
Term three has no Journalism work, it’s entirely Media driven, so to conclude my year of Journalism, I’ve loved it. I wish I had not run across all the problems I did, and I’m definitely going to rectify these problems, sort out my retakes,and enter year two in the hope of being the best journalist I can.
