Before I took this class I thought a journalist was a person that wrote newspaper columns and that's it. I had this overall idea that journalism was just a person sitting in an office and writing. Not only did I have an idea of them sitting behind a desk but I thought they could write whatever they wanted too. I never knew the difference between impartial news and opinion. This career seemed really boring to me and I never wanted to do it.
After taking this course my ideas have changed about journalism. I believe the purpose of journalism is to inform, entertain and sometimes even persuade people in your reporting. I now know that journalist have ethics and they have to follow these rules. There is a fine line between impartial and opinion news. I cant really say I want a career in journalism but it has given me a strong respect for people in this field.
