So, my very first blog was about the title of this page. Well, I have figured out the real reason why I don't like journalism - because it is boring! Sometimes I watch CNN for the heck of it and it drives me crazy how they will give a few details of a story and bring some expert in to give his/her opinion. You have to watch like 30 minutes of blah-blah-blah just to get the details of what happened! I hate it.
Which is why I want to use my journalism degree to go into broadcast. The 6:00 news it the only one that I can bear. They have less than 30 minutes to give you all of what they know about something and that is the way the news should be - fast. I feel like "just tell me what's happening in the world so I can move on with life." They always tell you what has happened and move on. The news is not something you read or watch for fun - you read and watch to get the facts. That's it. I am currently in a feature writing class and I am having the hardest time. I just don't get why someone would want to read a long story about nothing. I've only written one so far, but MAN! - even it was a stretch. I wouldn't want to read the story that I wrote, let alone one that someone else wrote.
I totally get hard news and soft news stories, but feature stories I just don't get. I mean, if someone wants to read they should go get a book, not a newspaper. But hey - I guess different strokes for different folks.
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