Week 1: Discussion One Student Posting and Response

ThursdayAug 31 at 1:25pm

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I'm considering persuing several areas when I'm finished with my degree. One in perticalure would definitely be Public Relations Specialist. When I consider the 37 skills discussed in this chapter, I chose curiosity, accuracy, and having good social skills. I chose these three because, as a Journalist it's always good to be in the know about what's going on, no one is going to volunteer anything, so that's where your couriosity kicks in. Being accurate is very important being in this type of business. It's important to know exactly what you are talking about, all while maintaining one's intergrity and privacy as well. As a Journalist or reporter you don't want to be that journalist or report who reports or write about something that isn't factual. Having good social skills is also a big help when you are being curious. It's important for people in the communities to know they can trust you or even feel comfortable with sharing what they know. To succeed today the newsman should be an applied psychologist, resourceful researcher, and have an inquenchable enthusiasm for his profession. ( Finberg 2014)

It would be very beneficial for every new graduate in the journalism field, to come baring the total package when it comes to the digital and media side of the business. Knowing as much as possible about editing, writing, the digital and media side of this business would be very beneficial to my career. We as students becoming a Journalist we need to make sure we're well educated on or multicultural world and other cultures in hopes of providing more coverage for the communities. According to Tom Clacy "Every person you meet and everything you do in life is an oppertunity to learn something.(Stovall, 2014, pg65) Core Skills for the Future of Journalism argue that scholars and professionals do not encourage the same values of what makes a journalist successful, based upon new research from The Poynter Institute. Poynter Institute claims that educators find culture to be important at 76% while professional workers have marked cultural knowledge at lower rates of 32%. Knowledge of cultures can help give the author more details to discuss while appealing to readers who like to read. (Finberg, 2014) Like any professional group, journalist have always had to respond to social and technological changes. Those who embrace change best will have the greates chance of survival (Synge, 2010)

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Works Cited

Synge, Dan. (January 2010). The Survival Guide To Journalism. Open University Press.

Finberg, H. and Klinger, L. (April 2014). Core Skills for the Future of Journalism. Poynter Institute for Media Studies.