Hello world!
I am a visiting student from the United States where I am majoring in English with an emphasis in journalism. My ultimate goal, as far as in the realm of journalism, is to work for an entertainment magazine interviewing musicians. Waking up every morning and dreading going to work is not how I want to spend my life. I want my work to be enjoyable and make me happy.
One thing that really hit me in class today was when we talked about what truth was and the need to be skeptical of everything in print. In the U.S. there is a saying; “If it bleeds, it reads.” Looking at some of the front page stories in American newspapers with a skeptical eye, questions are raised as to how much of the story was embelished to make it more sensational. Looking at articles with skepticism also means that when a story is read, I need to know something about the sources mentioned. Without knowing information on the sources, how can I be able to ascertain if the source is reliable? This will be especially hard while I am abroad simply because I am not familiar with the political figures and other sources that will be used in articles here.
Graham said,
February 5, 2008 at 3:15 pm
What do you think of the viewing of what is YOUR countries election (which isn’t even really the election, just the election to elect people to stand for election!) in our press and media then?
gallowea said,
February 6, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I think that the only reason there is so much coverage of the election/super Tuesday is because Bush is in office. Very few people like or approve of his foreign policy and therefore are interested in who will be the next U.S. president. Another reason I believe there is so much coverage is because of the two main Democratic candidates, one is a woman and the other is a minority race. Seeing how the U.S. votes will be very interesting both withing the U.S. and in foreign countries. There was the same type of coverage in the 2004 elections when foreign press was hoping for a new president. For the past two elections, and now this year’s election, there has been controversy over the U.S. elections. If it were not for this controversy, there would not be as much coverage.
geniespace said,
February 11, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Hi there
and welcome to the UK, have you any thoughts on the differences between newspapers here and over in America? i should explain, i am fascinated by the fact that the USA does not have any national newspapers is this purely logisitics and expense?
regards su