At first read I kind of brushed off essay number one as something that would not be relevant to my life. Yet as I read it again I began to understand how important it is. It is important because it talks all about getting a job and how someone might go about doing that. And the main thing that it talks about is the importance of an online portfolio. Not once in my life had I even imagined the idea of an online portfolio being importance in be receiving a job position. Yet as I read this article I understood how useful this information is and how I need to use it in the future to get the job I want
The second essay I read was much more interesting than the first. It talked a lot about the oppression that journalists have faced throughout time. However, that oppression often led to great change. The oppression of America from the British was particularly interesting to me as it has to do with my own history.
The third essay was also very interesting. It talked about NPR the whole time, which seemed odd to me. The essay was promoting NPR, however I feel that because NPR is just a small station, many of the fews can become biased. With big newspapers, the people that run them are held accountable and it is much more difficult to become extremely biased. However with small stations like NPR, biases can be prevalent. However, NPR is still good because it is completely interested in the listener, while other new organizations do not pay that much attention to their audience.
The fourth essay I really enjoyed. I liked the idea that journalism can make such a difference in the lives of people. Especially in a small town, journalism can chance the lives of the people that live there. It is an interesting and foreign concept. However, it made me appreciate the astounding role that journalists can have on entire communities. Their jobs are extremely important and should be taken very seriously.
The fifth essay was extremely sad and heartbreaking. The fact that the government made so many mistakes and put numerous people's lives at risk disgusted me. The journalists worked hard to uncover the truth about why the death occurred. This story just serves to illustrate the huge impact that journalists can have on people. Because of the unrelenting attitude many of the journalists had about wanting to find the truth, the truth was uncovered and justice was eventually done.
The sixth essay taught me a huge amount about the extreme importance of knowing your facts, and being accurate. If a reporter is not accurate, not only do they lose the public's trust, but the mistake they made could be disastrous. The key lesson in this essay is that accuracy must be the number one priority in every piece of journalism a reporter produces.
The seventh essay taught me about the errors that can come along with dealing with humans and how important it is to have a computer in the journalism world. Often when dealing with humans mistakes can be made, while with computers the chances of mistakes are slim to none. It is important to utilize every resource you can as a journalist, however it is much more intelligent to use a source that has an astronomical lower chance of doing something wrong.
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