As I sat through my last ever lecture for Introduction to Journalism and Communication, I realized that this was not just the end of a course or the end of my first semester at University, this was only the beginning, the beginning of my life at University and the beginning of my career in journalism.
Guest speaker Steve Molk gave an engaging and inspiring performance, as an IT professional who only recently ventured into the world of Journalism, after what he describes as a mid-life crisis, Molk managed to put my mind at ease. He enlightened me to the fact that just because I don't know exactly where I want to be in the future or whether or not journalism is even right for me, it doesn't mean that I am a failure! Phew.
He spoke in detail about new media, the power of twitter and the new age source of sharing news and information, that is blogging. I thought this was quite fitting and really did stress the point that whether we like it or not, journalism is well and truly becoming an online and technological medium.
I must admit, that at the end of a long semester, I was feeling quite deflated and unsure of where I was heading with this degree, but Steve Molk has inspired me to continue pursuing journalism and has reassured me that it is okay to not know exactly where this will take me. I guess I need to stop trying to control it, but simply sit back and enjoy the journey.
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