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Final editon of the semester out now
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Firstly, i wouldn’t call any of you ‘journalists’. If you think you’re all doing such a ‘decent job’ at this stage, i can’t wait to see your future journalistic careers. They appear somewhat dismal right now. If one good thing should come out of this, it’s that that ‘journalist’ (and any others in this paper) will learn from his mistake. Stop slacking Gown members.
@news editor my comnents were not accusing anyone of sensationalism, it was tounge in cheek.
I do, however, wonder about Peter Frogs assertion that reporting factual material means that there is no bias. Facts must be selected otherwise the story would not read well and would be full of irrelevent detail. Making a necessary choice about which details to include will lead to the story having a certain tone suggestive of a particular interpretation of the events. This may be the result of bias even if the writer has tried to be objective. It may not be the result of bias, but it is wrong to suugest that factual pieces are always unbiased. [See also Lies, Damned lies and Statistics].
@Gown reader
Cheers for the optimistic viewpoint.
How are students who write for The Gown not journalists? They are what the industry call ‘Student journalists’ involved in ‘Student journalism’.
I think it’s good that they are making mistakes at this early stage of their career. Think of how well they’ll be able to speak in interviews.
People like me who have yet to become involved in student journalism will look weak beside them at an interview for a job or masters course.
I would feel quite intimidated by a student journalist who was able to talk about mistakes they had made and lessons they had learned.
Real, actual, working journalists in the real world make mistakes and errors all the time. Bad judgements, incorrect stats/names etc. Gown writers will be able to recall their mistakes and that will look impressive.
I, however, may not have made any blunders as a wannabe journalist, but it’s probably time that I did. It would be better for me as an aspiring journalist.
Heads up.