In the end, I did get some good quotes for my next article which, in reality, is all I needed to get out of the film anyway. I would have like to have been enlighted though, opposed to being put to sleep.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Blog Seven.
The Earth Day co-curricular event at FCC was one that ultimately disappointed me. I had been to one co-curricular event at FCC before for a political debate and enjoyed it so it was a bit of a let down for me to have been bored out of my mind.
The event showcased a documentary titled "A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish" which is about a man's journey to spread word about the ocean's dangerous levels of Co2. Being a vegetarian-recycling-ride-my-bike-to-school kind of person, I found the message to be a good one but the film to be a complete snore. I think there are many better environmental films FCC could have shown. I fell asleep about three times so I checked out Facebook on my phone to keep me awake. The only highlights involved mimicking the comical "flapping" the man in the documentary did with Corey and Jaclyn.
In the end, I did get some good quotes for my next article which, in reality, is all I needed to get out of the film anyway. I would have like to have been enlighted though, opposed to being put to sleep.
In the end, I did get some good quotes for my next article which, in reality, is all I needed to get out of the film anyway. I would have like to have been enlighted though, opposed to being put to sleep.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Blog Six.
Dangers of using the web as a reporter.
The web has created a whole new world for journalism which brings both pros and cons to how we get our news. One downside to using the web as your medium is effectively reaching your audience. I wouldn't necessarily call this a danger but I do think it creates a but of delimna for the writer to make sure the reader is interested. The textbook says:
"Write short, simple sentances. Reading on computer monitors is more difficult than reading print. Avoid sentances with long clauses and complex sentances. Be concise."
I think avid writers are so used to writing with all the extra "fluff" to get their story across that when it comes to cutting it down significantly to fit web readers, it can be difficult.
When writing our latest class blog about the "H" building, my group mates and I found it hard to put everything we wanted into the piece without it dragging on longer than the assigned length requirement. We had to cut down one quote from Prof. Mike Small and there were many quotes and facts that we liked that didn't even make the cut for the post.
The web has created a whole new world for journalism which brings both pros and cons to how we get our news. One downside to using the web as your medium is effectively reaching your audience. I wouldn't necessarily call this a danger but I do think it creates a but of delimna for the writer to make sure the reader is interested. The textbook says:
"Write short, simple sentances. Reading on computer monitors is more difficult than reading print. Avoid sentances with long clauses and complex sentances. Be concise."
I think avid writers are so used to writing with all the extra "fluff" to get their story across that when it comes to cutting it down significantly to fit web readers, it can be difficult.
When writing our latest class blog about the "H" building, my group mates and I found it hard to put everything we wanted into the piece without it dragging on longer than the assigned length requirement. We had to cut down one quote from Prof. Mike Small and there were many quotes and facts that we liked that didn't even make the cut for the post.
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