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I went to see Page One: Inside the New York Times and I immediately wanted to see it again. It was interesting, enlightening, and funny. I loved firecracker reporter David Carr especially and Brian Stelter.
I went home and started following Brian on Twitter because I admired him and I liked how he said that every reporter should be on Twitter. I agree with him. He made me realize how important Twitter really is and the importance of it in my future as a journalist.
Page One tells us the main reasons why the newspaper industry isn’t doing very well. One being that people don’t actually buy the newspaper any more and two, because there isn’t a lot of advertising revenue.
A large part of people not buying newspapers is because of technology. Papers are too slow. Social media like Twitter is the first place to go. I follow many news organizations and people involved in the media, so when I hear about a big story, I usually heard about it first with Twitter.
The movie mentioned Watergate and the role newspapers played back then in the scandal. But today, if someone wants the world to know something, they can just post it on YouTube; Julian Assange was given as an example. Assange didn't need the New York Times to get what he needed to say out.
Print journalism may be looking a little grim right now but t is not dead altogether. I liked in the Page One, how they were saying how every other news outlet is getting their information form the Times, so there will always be a place for the New York Times. We live in a world where more and more people are getting their news from free online news sources like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, but they don’t realize where it originating from.
For some reason, and for as long as I can remember, I wanted to work in print journalism. There is something about it that I have always found appealing - seeing my name in print, talking to someone new all the time, going to different places, and I guess just the hustle and bustle of it all.
Watching Page One kind of deters me from wanting to work in print journalism though. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try. My Journalism instructor, Duncan McMonagle tells me that there are always jobs in journalism. And I hope that he is right. It's just that newspapers are cutting back on employees and that when it comes time for me to get a job, the spots will all be taken.
But there will always be news to tell and I plan on telling it. People care about the news and always will. It was said in the movie that it is a very interesting time to be a current day journalist. But it is also a curse.
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I follow Winnipeg Free Press urban affairs reporter, Bartley Kives on Twitter and I love it. What I appreciate the most is that he often tweets in a very tongue in cheek manner on topics such as food, politics, Winnipeg specific issues, and sports.
I value Kives as a journalist, and because I like him, I always read his articles online or in the paper from beginning to end - which isn’t always a given. I have become interested in politics and like to follow what is going on in my own city and province. That is why I can count on facts and updates on Twitter when there is something happening at City Hall, or a debate somewhere in the city. I know I can count on Bartley to say what is really going on.
What I also appreciate about Bartley is that he is a journalist that knows how to use Twitter and use it effectively. He tweets from morning till night, he mentions people properly, and he tweets links to various websites, including the Winnipeg Free Press website, where his articles are published. He uses hashtags all the time, he responds to other people's tweets, posts pictures, and he retweets. A great follow.
If you don’t follow him on Twitter, you might wanna check him out. @bkives
And if for some reason you live under a rock and are asking the question: "Who the heck is Bartley Kives?" Read the Winnipeg Free Press bio on him here.
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Shooting at my place. Click to read the (very vague) article.
The other morning I was woken up by the sound of very loud bangs. It was 5:30am and I remember sitting in by bed trying to figure out whether or not they were actually gunshots as it is not unusual to head loud bangs around my building.
The other morning I was woken up by the sound of very loud bangs. It was 5:30am and I remember sitting in by bed trying to figure out whether or not they were actually gunshots as it is not unusual to head loud bangs around my building.
There has been a lot of crime in Winnipeg over the past few weeks, months, and years. But I have always felt safe in Winnipeg and I haven’t had any real troubles to scare me.
But when I went to school Tuesday morning and found out that those loud bangs were in fact gunshots, I began to feel a little scared in my own home. I do feel a little comforted knowing that the shooting was targeted. But not comforted by the fact that a shooting happened in my building.
I read about stories like this all the time, but I Just shrug it off. I know that there is a lot of violence in Winnipeg, but there is everywhere. Then when it happened, I just shrugged it off, and get another hour of sleep before I had to get to my Journalism class.
So, maybe I am desensitized to crime.
Someone commented on the news story on the Free Press site that the incident is, “So common it is almost expected.”
No one was shot in this incident, which is surprising to me considering how many shots there were fired. But there could have easily been. And whoever that man was could have been the 30th homicide victim in Winnipeg in 2011; this is compared to last years’ total of 22.
No wonder why people refer to the city as Killerpeg.
If criminals keep this up, we will beat our deadliest year (2004) in which 34 people were killed.
I don’t know what a solution to this would be. Maybe stricter sentences for violent crimes? I know there are threats no matter what city you live in, but I just want to be able to sleep through the night so I can get up for Journalism class and not be a zombie.
What crossed my mind:
1) Harvey Sanderson Jr., the young man who was in a wheelchair that was murdered last month in his own apartment. I mentioned that when the shooting happened in my building, I was comforted by the fact I knew it was targeted. But the rising violence in Winnipeg is not just between gangs. Innocent people are being killed because of the out-of-control violence problem.
2) I have been getting people asking me if I am going to move. No, I will not move. This area is very pretty, and I still feel safe here.
3) How did he not get shot?
4) Is this guy still living here? Residents were provided no details on the incident. I think my landlord should have let us know what happened, which floor it was on, if this guy has been charged with anything, and if he is being allowed to stay in the building.
5) My landlady is such a space cadet; she probably doesn’t even know anything even happened.
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I have always loved to write and to tell stories and I know that that will be my job one day.
When someone asks me what I am taking in school, I tell them Journalism.
I usually get a smile, a nod, and a, “good for you.” Followed by something along the lines of, “So what will you do with that? So you want to be on the news.” But Journalism is much more than just being on the news. It is about evolving. It is social media. It is technology. It is telling the truth. It is current.
To me, Journalism is right now; it is getting word out immediately. Where radio and newspaper used to be go-to news outlets, we now have sites like Twitter taking their places.
I don’t know everything about journalism and I can’t come up with a concrete definition of it either. Just because I'm a Journalism major, it doesn’t mean that I have things figured out and know what area of Journalism I want to work in. I'm hoping that by the end of the school year I can define Journalism with absolute certainty and that is why I am in school for it. But right now, I am in school to learn and I will take in as much as I possibly can.
Maybe I want to write for the web, maybe I want to freelance, maybe I want to be a foreign correspondent, and maybe I want to be an on-camera news reporter. I don't know yet. And that's fine with me. What I know is, I love telling stories and I want to be the one that tells a town, a city, a country, or the world something of significance to them.
What Crossed My Mind When I Think About What Journalism:
1) I hope people stop telling me that if I become a journalist, I will starve.
2) Just because a lot of people don’t buy a daily newspaper, it doesn’t mean that journalists won’t have a job. Journalism is going nowhere.
3) I get why people don’t buy the newspaper. Newsprint is messy. I mean, all you have to do it pick one up and you’re a mess.
4) Who knew defining Journalism would be this difficult.
5) Even though I didn’t come up with a clear definition of Journalism, I know there is nothing else I am supposed to do with my life than be a part of it.
