Where I See Myself Journalistically?
Since I am graduating in December (if all goes well), I have been dealing with the sleepless nights and anxiety dreams that come along with the change and uncertainty of leaving college and entering the “real world”. Maybe I’m just an anxious person by nature but I think it’s somewhat scary no matter what.
I have thought a lot about what area in journalism I would want to pursue if that were my major and that was what I wanted to do after graduation.
Print journalism either on paper or online is definitely the medium I would want to go into. Even with the public’s attention span shrinking rapidly and print along with it, I am most attracted to print journalism. Maybe if I learned more about shooting film or audio I would feel differently but right now print is what I am most comfortable with.
I could see myself going in one of two directions:
A) Investigative reporting — In my opinion it is the most useful type of journalism; the best service a journalist can give back to the public. Helping the world by uncovering the truth. I have the utmost respect for investigative reporters. Did I mention I wanted to be in the CIA when I was little?
B) Dance Magazine — If I decided to do something that would be purely fun. If I was not concerned with helping the world is any real way or making much money, I would want to write for Dance Magazine. I love to dance and would have majored in it but my father only agreed to pay for college if I majored in something that made money — hence, the business major. I would enjoy watching, reporting, critiquing, and photographing dance more than any other job I could think of.
