Chapter 5

The one focus that the book discussed that I can relate to from class, like Sarah, is the second one. Journalists now must be able to know video editing, news reporting for print and broadcast and many other things that falls under the journalism family.

I find it easier for me, as a consumer of information, to find all the answers through one trusted source. I can go to the new York Times website and see the newspaper from that day, web stories that are updated throughout the day and video. In terms of being a journalist, I find it exciting and frustrating at the same time. It is fun to learn all these different ways of conveying stories in different types of mediums. On the other hand it's frustrating having to know all the different rules and styles for each style of journalism. The styles of writing between broadcast and print are already different enough, and having to use both at different times can make separating the two hard. It's a minor problem but enough to make me have to back track through some writings to make sure I haven't mixed the two together. But all in all, I am enjoying learning about everything on the whole.