So far, the blog’s not looking stereotypically as one should. I haven’t felt the motivation to write regularly yet, and this is really just an oppotunist post since im able to access the internet right now.
I was in a Video production session on thursday, the health and safety discussion raised a few issues, namely Children. Privacy and security issues with regards to children are really a pain in the arse. Understandably there are serious repercussions in some cases, and laws exist to ensure the protection of individuals, but has it gone too far? In America, the freedoms of speech and expression are valued very highly, whereas in the UK, complex laws and rights to appeal make the system a problematic one to deal with; unless you’re very careful. In essence, it was a reminder that as journalists we should always cover our backs- nit picking over health and safety forms might end up supporting our case in court.
Today’s researching media and film (and journalism!) lecture was a mess. The contradiction between the approaches of Shaun and Chris lead to a lot of confusion and I’m still left scrabbling around for a research question or hypothesis. While feature writing is exciting and ideal practice for later work, its not as easily academically marked. This made me think about the position of journalism, and the role of the journalist. The career isn’t based in academia, thus making a degree in journalism seem unecessary. Unless we consider ourselves as “journologists”, as the term was coined today, which is more of a sociology within the context of media and journalism. Either way, the research project remains slow to progress.
Can I consider myself much of a blogger yet? I dont even feel on the road to it, regular updates will have to become a habit.
