When I first started this course I thought that a journalist was one who wrote. I thought it was anyone who wrote anything that was newsworthy. I figured journalism, itself, was the connection between the public and news. I thought it was the process of sharing news. I didn't really think about the idea of ethics in journalism. I knew that the government gave us the right of freedom to press, and thought that that was were the ethics stopped. From reading news everyday, I realized that there were different types of journalism. Some reports may include opinion and others may not have included opinion. It was clear that some writers strictly stuck to one genre.
After going through this full process, I realize that journalism is more than just writing. It's something that the world relies to stay connect. Before I started studying it further, I never really saw radio as a form of journalism. I knew form the beginning the purpose of this business was to get the word out. It was obvious why someone might write. But I will have to say that it never thought of journalism as a way of getting people to believe what you believe. Persuasion wasn't something I ever thought about. Once I realized that companies have codes of ethics, it makes sense that they are needed. I might have thought about some of the questions journalists ask themselves but not many. I always felt like having a voice or opinion in your writing wasn't that big of a deal, but it's clear to me now that in some cases it is completely wrong. I should have known that some people spend their writings careers leaving out all personal thoughts. I have always been interested in this business and now after studying it even further in depth I still strongly think it is what I want my major to be.
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