I have learned that a journalist is someone who immerses his or her self in the story they are working on to make sure the public is correctly informed. My knowledge on the purpose of journalism has not changed a lot. I have learned more about ethics though. I also learned what yellow journalism was and how those stories do not follow the journalism code of ethics. I am not as interested in a journalism career as I was when I first started the course because I have found an even bigger passion of mine that still involves writing. I do think journalism has a bright future simply because the world will always need someone to tell them what is going on in the world around them.
Monday, November 4, 2013
7.00 Reporter's Notebook
Before I took this class, I thought a journalist was someone who constructed news articles. I believed the purpose of journalism was to inform the public of what is going on in the world. I knew that ethics were a huge part of journalism. I knew it was important to make sure I was always writing the truth and staying unbiased and impartial. I was interested to see the different aspects of journalism before taking this course because I love to write.
Monday, October 21, 2013
6.00 Thinking About Careers
Christiane Amanpour first started at CNN in 1983. This is where she really got her start as a news anchor. She's also worked at ABC, WJAR-TV, WBRU, and CBS. Through all these different news networks, she's taken on the role of a TV news reporter, a journalist, an electronic graphics designer, a radio reporter, and a producer. Because of all her experience in the news world, she's known as one of today's leading news correspondents.
She's currently working at the London CNN location. This is different from her previous jobs because most of her previous jobs required her to be in the United States. Although, in her previous jobs as well as her current job, she's working as a news anchor. Some of her duties as a news anchor include keeping up to date with news around the world, being comfortable on camera, and gather researched news stories. I would say that she is currently at the top of her career. She's already won nine Emmy's for her work in the news industry, as well as countless other awards.
She's currently working at the London CNN location. This is different from her previous jobs because most of her previous jobs required her to be in the United States. Although, in her previous jobs as well as her current job, she's working as a news anchor. Some of her duties as a news anchor include keeping up to date with news around the world, being comfortable on camera, and gather researched news stories. I would say that she is currently at the top of her career. She's already won nine Emmy's for her work in the news industry, as well as countless other awards.
A+E Networks. "Christiane Amanpour Biography." Biography. A+E Television Networks, 2013. Web.
21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/christiane-amanpour-212140>.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
5.00 Reporter's Notebook
Personally, I love writing and I think it's essential to our world, no matter what form it's in. Writing is necessary in journalism, writing songs, and writing a novel. Almost every single job requires people to have basic writing and writing skills.
Writing is also extremely important to children. Without writing, there wouldn't be anything to read and reading is essential to the education of children. Also, writing allows a child to develop their own stories through their own imaginations. It allows them to find their voice on paper and in the real world.
However, as children grow older, if they decide to go into a writing profession, they will have to deal with keeping their writing impartial. That's something that a lot of writers struggle with because it's so easy to not even notice that your opinions are in your writing. I think it's possible for an article to be impartial, but it takes a lot of editing and revising word choice to get it that way.
Writing is also extremely important to children. Without writing, there wouldn't be anything to read and reading is essential to the education of children. Also, writing allows a child to develop their own stories through their own imaginations. It allows them to find their voice on paper and in the real world.
However, as children grow older, if they decide to go into a writing profession, they will have to deal with keeping their writing impartial. That's something that a lot of writers struggle with because it's so easy to not even notice that your opinions are in your writing. I think it's possible for an article to be impartial, but it takes a lot of editing and revising word choice to get it that way.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
5.08 Colligative Properties
Colligative properties can be pointed out every day in real life activities.
Have you ever wondered why wine takes longer to freeze than water does?
Read this article, and you'll find out!
Water has a freezing point of 0 degrees Celsius (Advameg Inc.). When a solute is present in water, it lowers the freezing point. This is because the solute particles interrupt the normal freezing process and slow it down when the solution is trying to transition from a liquid to a solid. Therefore, the freezing point of a solution of water and a solute will be lower than the freezing point of pure water (Poudre School District). This lowering of the freezing point is a colligative property known as freezing point depression.
In places with extremely cold temperatures, antifreeze is a necessity for your car. Antifreeze is a compound known as ethylene glycol (Taylor). When your car is running during the winter, there isn't a problem of your radiator freezing. However, when your car is idle and it's parked in the cold weather, antifreeze helps to keep your radiator from freezing (Taylor). In order for the antifreeze to do its job, it has to be mixed with water. Once it's mixed with water, the freezing point lowers and makes it less likely that your radiator will freeze.
As you can see, colligative properties dance in the world around us. Without the colligative property known as freezing point depression, our cars would not be able to be driven after a cold night. The radiator might crack and the car would be unusable until the radiator is replaced. Antifreeze is just one of many colligative properties that help us enjoy life. We just have to take the time to notice each and every one of them.
Bibliography:
Have you ever wondered why wine takes longer to freeze than water does?
Read this article, and you'll find out!
Water has a freezing point of 0 degrees Celsius (Advameg Inc.). When a solute is present in water, it lowers the freezing point. This is because the solute particles interrupt the normal freezing process and slow it down when the solution is trying to transition from a liquid to a solid. Therefore, the freezing point of a solution of water and a solute will be lower than the freezing point of pure water (Poudre School District). This lowering of the freezing point is a colligative property known as freezing point depression.
In places with extremely cold temperatures, antifreeze is a necessity for your car. Antifreeze is a compound known as ethylene glycol (Taylor). When your car is running during the winter, there isn't a problem of your radiator freezing. However, when your car is idle and it's parked in the cold weather, antifreeze helps to keep your radiator from freezing (Taylor). In order for the antifreeze to do its job, it has to be mixed with water. Once it's mixed with water, the freezing point lowers and makes it less likely that your radiator will freeze.
As you can see, colligative properties dance in the world around us. Without the colligative property known as freezing point depression, our cars would not be able to be driven after a cold night. The radiator might crack and the car would be unusable until the radiator is replaced. Antifreeze is just one of many colligative properties that help us enjoy life. We just have to take the time to notice each and every one of them.
Bibliography:
1. Taylor, Charles. "Colligative Properties." FDTC Chemistry Web Site. N.p., 2007.
Web. 7 May 2013.
<http://scienceattech.com/html_pages/CHM_111_ColligativeProperties_r2.html>.
2. Poudre School District. "Freezing Point Depression." psdschools.org.
Poudre School District, n.d. Web. 5 May 2013.
<http://staffweb.psdschools.org/rjensen/powerpoints/colligative_properties.pdf>.
3. Advameg Inc. "Freezing Point Depression." Chemistry Explained. Advameg,n.d. Web. 5 May 2013.<http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Ce-Co/Colligative-Properties.html>.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
03.00 Introduction to Ethics
To be ethical means to have morals and to know what is right and what is wrong. Depending on who the person is, they will most likely have different ethical standards that someone else. I believe that an ethical person has integrity, a caring nature, and a really good sense of what's morally right and wrong.
In this lesson, there was a story of a girl who gave her address to a stranger on the internet. I think that whoever saw her doing that should weigh the pros and cons of telling her parents. I think that in the end, her friend should tell her parents because it's the right thing to do. If her friend ends up continuing her relationship with this stranger, something really bad could happen to her. Telling her parents is what an ethical person should do.
I believe that ethics play a huge role in journalism. In order for a journalist to be true to his or her profession, they need to make sure they have a good sense of right and wrong. If they are researching a story, but they don't believe they have both sides of the story, they should have the morals to investigate further.
In this lesson, there was a story of a girl who gave her address to a stranger on the internet. I think that whoever saw her doing that should weigh the pros and cons of telling her parents. I think that in the end, her friend should tell her parents because it's the right thing to do. If her friend ends up continuing her relationship with this stranger, something really bad could happen to her. Telling her parents is what an ethical person should do.
I believe that ethics play a huge role in journalism. In order for a journalist to be true to his or her profession, they need to make sure they have a good sense of right and wrong. If they are researching a story, but they don't believe they have both sides of the story, they should have the morals to investigate further.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Lesson 02.04 Broadcast—Television
I watched America's Newsroom on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. The two news anchors are Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum. This type of news covers everything that's happening across the entire country of the United States. For the most part, FOX News allows people to view the facts and then make up an opinion of their own. However, Within the first 7-8 minutes, each news anchor had already uttered an opinionated remark.
News anchor Martha MacCallum was discussing the voting going on in the House and the Senate that dealt with the resolution that would avoid a government shutdown. The voting was said to be done yesterday. After MacCallum finished reporting on this topic, she said, "Yeah, we'll see where they get with that, right?". The words she said and the tone that she said them in implied that this was an opinion. However, I don't think that she said it in a way that people would believe that her opinion was a fact.
Next, MacCallum reported on the fact that the government was still hiring new people even in the state our economy is in. New positions are popping up that are paying over 100,000 dollars a year. These new positions will possibly cause Native American schools to close or just make their class sizes larger. After MacCallum finished talking about this subject, Hemmer said, "Government's still hiring. Even under the sequester. Government's still getting bigger. No white house tours though." It's more about the tone that he said this in than what he actually said.
However, I don't believe that these opinions inhibited my ability to separate fact from opinion. The topics that they reported on were mainly political or economical. I think that the news anchors were able to effectively report the topics and provide the nation with facts.
News anchor Martha MacCallum was discussing the voting going on in the House and the Senate that dealt with the resolution that would avoid a government shutdown. The voting was said to be done yesterday. After MacCallum finished reporting on this topic, she said, "Yeah, we'll see where they get with that, right?". The words she said and the tone that she said them in implied that this was an opinion. However, I don't think that she said it in a way that people would believe that her opinion was a fact.
Next, MacCallum reported on the fact that the government was still hiring new people even in the state our economy is in. New positions are popping up that are paying over 100,000 dollars a year. These new positions will possibly cause Native American schools to close or just make their class sizes larger. After MacCallum finished talking about this subject, Hemmer said, "Government's still hiring. Even under the sequester. Government's still getting bigger. No white house tours though." It's more about the tone that he said this in than what he actually said.
However, I don't believe that these opinions inhibited my ability to separate fact from opinion. The topics that they reported on were mainly political or economical. I think that the news anchors were able to effectively report the topics and provide the nation with facts.
Friday, March 8, 2013
2.01 Print--Newspapers
Daily newspapers are quite different from weekly newspapers. One obvious difference is that one newspaper will be published every day and the other will be published every week. Because of this difference, the production of the daily newspaper will be more time consuming. The average daily newspaper will spend more time searching for the latest stories than weekly newspapers do.
Also, weekly newspapers are more likely to expand on news and give an overview on everything that has happened. Daily newspapers are more interested in finding the top stories of the day. Breaking news is more likely to be found in daily newspapers. Also, because of the rush of daily newspapers to meet deadlines, weekly newspapers will probably have more detailed news since they get to spend more time writing.
People tend to have a preference of either the daily newspaper or the weekly newspaper. I would guess that the readers of the daily newspaper typically have a bit more time in the day to review the latest news. Weekly readers might have a day that they set aside to read the newspaper and see what's going on in the world.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8211623_differences-monthly-weekly-daily-newspapers.html
Also, weekly newspapers are more likely to expand on news and give an overview on everything that has happened. Daily newspapers are more interested in finding the top stories of the day. Breaking news is more likely to be found in daily newspapers. Also, because of the rush of daily newspapers to meet deadlines, weekly newspapers will probably have more detailed news since they get to spend more time writing.
People tend to have a preference of either the daily newspaper or the weekly newspaper. I would guess that the readers of the daily newspaper typically have a bit more time in the day to review the latest news. Weekly readers might have a day that they set aside to read the newspaper and see what's going on in the world.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8211623_differences-monthly-weekly-daily-newspapers.html
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