I am finding more and more people tell me there is no future for journalism. My philosophy is that although newspapers may be on the downfall, the need for good, news reporting journalists, isn't. As I continue my journey of learning all there is about journalism and technology, I will post here.

3.03.2010

If it bleeds...

There is a huge gap in my blog posts, thought I should mention that is because I was in a snow mobile accident about three weeks ago. I was in New Hampshire visiting my aunt and uncle and decided to try driving one of their snow mobiles. I wasn't on it for five minutes before diving head first into a giant ditch with a boulder at the bottom. I don't remember any of the accident, just opening my eyes in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. In the end, I had a few facial fractures and a concussion, and now i am finally starting to catch up with all that I missed while on bed rest for ten days.
Every time someone asks me about what happened, I tell them this story and they stare at me in amazement. We all know that stories about a disaster of some sort make the headlines. Readers are fascinated with someone who has had to go through a horrific accident because it is unimaginable to put ourselves in their shoes. Although stores that "bleed"might be hard to read, they sell newspapers. Besides that, I think it is important for the public to understand the events that happen in our society everyday, including the bad and the ugly. After all, that's what a reporter is there to do, report a story and let the reader determine what it is they want to take from it.

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