Lecture 1

I know it is a tad late, but here is my take on the first lecture of the semester! And what I'm getting from it is that...

WE ARE THE JOURNALIST! 

But what is a journalist? Honestly, whenever someone mentions the word journalist, I think of the newspaper editor from Spider Man. Love that guy.

  If I'm a journalist, then does that mean that everything I write from now on is considered journalism? Is this blog considered journalism? I have my doubts but some people strongly argue that blogs are a form of journalism. But eh. On the other hand though, isn't journalism, more or less, informing the public? So with all the different types of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, does that mean pretty much EVERYTHING is a form journalism? Or is it just the content that we decide to put on it? 

News outlets were traditionally thought of as television and radio but these days technology is taking over the world! Therefore, online newspapers are fast becoming an easy and accessible way for people to get their daily news and even more so, is social media. So really, are we, "as journalists", changing the way of journalism already? I feel quite empowered thinking of myself as a journalist.

Hoorah for being a journalist!