Journalism will never change.
There will be different layouts. Newspapers might ultimately perish from Earth. Aspects of television might become less and less and less significant.
People might get scared. Individuals will have second thoughts. Quality might decrease as individuals flock to different jobs.
But the written word has been, is, and will be an unmistakable, valuable tool throughout life. Writing will remain part of everyone's journey to improve society and to improve journalism. The economy and the changing technology have put a scare into us all, myself included. But journalism needs talented people. The one thing that will not be changed is the telling of stories. Now, to be fair, I don't mean that the length or the focus will not be changed -- I mean the reporting of a story when events transpire.
There will be humanity, marvelous sports feats, and unthinkable and unjust deaths. Who will tell their stories?
We will, and those entering journalism will not stop. Nothing should scare us and nothing should scare you. We are the present and future of telling stories through our eyes, our ears, our intellect. And after some of the rigorous classes we have gone through, why not us?
In today's market, with decreasing newspaper circulation and an increase in jobless rates, journalism doesn't seem all that attractive. But the first thing to go, oftentimes, in the downfall of societies, is the press and the freedom to have a free and open dialogue on any number of issues, including holding the government's feet to the fire so it stays accountable to the people. Journalism itself is valuable and is here to stay. The latter part of that statement should not be a worry.
How many lives can be saved? How many lives can be altered? What information will people not know in the future if someone who was going to go into journalism decides not to? Humans are lucky, lucky, lucky creatures. Taking advantage of pure reason as autonomous beings is something that we ought to do.
When there is the ability to improve life, we should definitely take advantage. Reporting factual stories and expressing measured opinions are necessary to keep the United States thriving. Information is a commodity, and it's also the key to many facets of society.
Journalism itself, then, is safe. We just have to make sure that that fact remains a fact.
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Very true. What's changing is how that information is presented and how people get it. But people are reading traditional news in print less often. News organizations are losing money. This means that there is less of a desire for us and the news we know. Will we have to start working for companies like YouTube, I hope not, but that may be what we're headed towards. We may not like where we're headed in terms of how much of the journalistic integrity that we've come to know and practice will be desired. Maybe we'll all just be twittering and writing about gossip on blogs. But right now, we're all expected to maintain our journalistic practices and do 10 more things, and faster, at the same time. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. Thanks for the words of encouragement, Brian- I think you're right.
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