Journal 1
What journalism is, is the documentation of fact and real world events as a means of informing the people of local communities as well as the general population of the globe. It requires a specific type of poise and authenticity that is crucual when asking the facts, because one doesnt want to spread misinformation or paint someone in a bad light.. generally. Journaliam matters because its suppost to be the honest spreading of integral facts and true testiments of people involved in these real world events. Additionally, the news and jourliam alike are what keeps the spread of information flowing smoothly. Imagine if you didnt have a way of obtaining global events, there could be mass hysteria and confusion if the wrong thing does not get out. For example, if there was a tornado watvh in southern Texas, and there was no one to warn the people, the damage rate and casualties would be far greater.
Journal 2
The press has a somewhat well woeking relatinship with the world elites. Soetimes thee journalists are going to be pushy and do things outside of a certian code of conduct to obtain something that they think that they or theor viewer wants to here. I think that the journalists have a role in providing a way of spreading information in a neutral and unbiased manner. Some journalists have other things in mind. The two elemets that I want to discuss about journalism are the element of democracy said in the text ” I place this emohasis on the reflexive creation of journalism, thepublic sphere, and the nation state to sustain a basic and simple point: The origina of journalism are the same as the origina of republicn and democratic forms of governance- No journalism, just democracy.” (Page 13) This also ties into my point of journalism and the public opinion.
Journal 3
Brainstorm: The sucess of UNE football- The road to the first winning season in program History
interview coaches and players, fans, school faculty. Its important for the reader to know that UNE football has been around for about 7 years. They have great recruitung and competitive athletes and its impressive how well they contend.
2 things: Humans will always have an interest on stories about humans and how they face problems, achievements and conflict. It is because these are special or notable problems that concern everyone. The second being that smartphones and the internet elevated how news companies deliver their news. This is how they transitioned into internet news.
Journal 4
The success of une football, and what football brings to a college campus. Interviews from head coach, and members of the coaching staff who were a part of the first recruiting class. Talking about what it is like to start a footbll program. Interview people who have been around and see how the culture has changed since the programs inception.
The turn around of une dining at the forum. How it used to be last semester and what it is now. Will take interviews from staff and hopefully the person who runs UNE dining who made the call.
I think of the elemt of would you twll this to a friend, I think at its core thats what news is. You have to ask yourslelf, would you tell someone this ? It also needs a catchy headline to draw the people in and then use the other elemets of reporting to drive the story. I think quotes are important as well, it provides a conversation like portion to the story, I wouldnt want someone to tell me something, id want to read it as if i am there.
Its All On The Line: Miller Makes a Proposition on the Quiz
UNE professor Jessie Miller proposed a task with a huge upside to his journalism class this past Friday at 2:00 pm. The task in question being that if the student proved their engagement in that class then they would all receive a grade of 100 on their last quiz.
On Friday, February 2nd, 2024 Professor Jesse Miller( he/him) challenged his students to show a maximum effort in their class engagement then all students would receive a 100%. The catch being that all students had to show that they were engaged in class by participating in the discussion. The students as well as professor Miller were discussing pitches for the upcoming feature project, with the idea being that students will hear feedback from their peers and be advised. The objective being to simulate what it is like to be in a newsroom pitching story ideas. Many students had thoughts on how they viewed the class dynamic with the grades on the line. Freshman communications major Wesley Chandler( he/ him) said “with the extensive feedback that I was given, I am ready to surprise the class with my report.” Additional comments were provided from Sophomore communications major Gage Maxfield (he/him) stating ” I find that sharing ideas and pitches makes for an interesting class.” Overall the incentive provided a more captivating and engaged class where students benefited from the class discussion and were paying attention to their own merit, not necessarily “half assed effort” Most students reamed the benefit of a more engaged class for their feature project. It is safe to say that with Maxfield and Chandlers testimony that professor Miller’s wager on the grades as well as the in class activity was a success and those students, among 17 others( per UNE Brightspace classlist) have benefitted from this experience, but only time will tell whether or not that is the case.
journal 6
What I am most interested in from this chater is telling a composing story and how we can use some creative writing tools to help us out when writing a news story. I believe that this is beneficial to those who strugge with repeat words and phrases that would be deemed unnecessary. I think that writing is a very important part of journalism as a whole and if you cannot tell a good story then you cannot report news with the same strength as someone who uses their writing in a more engaging way to the viewer. The second piece that stood out to me is how you have to be extremely observant in journalism. This comes into play whne giving an interview, because if you arent completley focuses on your interviewee’s manurisms and body language as well as what they are saying then you may not get the effect that you may want from that person. This may also lead to a false portrayl of someones character and one thing that i know for sure is you dont want to be caught spreading fake news.
Demo or Demolition: Professor Dipaolo attempts to impress UNE hiring committee
Biddeford, ME, On Feburary 9th, 2024, professor Dom Diapaolo ( he/him) demonstrated to students how to use Adobe Premier Pro for video editing. This demonstraition was crucial to both Dipaolo and the demo class which happened to be committee member and associate professor Jesse Millers journalism class. The students were met with the objective of taking notes and reporting on this class and Dipaolos demo. The obective of Dipaolos demonstration was to effectivley display how an in class lesson would go.
I asked sophomore communications major Kayleigh Duncan ( she/her) who had this to say on Dipaolos perfromance ” It was amazing, I think he should get hired and all of the skills that he showed were skills that communications students need to know.” Upon hearing this Sophomore, Casey “Gator” Jordan ( he/him) joined in and agreed with duncan saying ” I like the simplicity and quallity over quantity aspect of this class.”
Dipaolos personability and knowledge of what he was doing was quite impressive. He was able to correct any mistakes that were made on the fly and was able to answer challenging questions from people in the hiring committee. He taught studets the interworkings of Adobe Premier Pro and showed students how to import media, edit, and add visual effects to videos. Dipaolo also explained the benefits of using Adobe premier pro and how it stands up against other programs like DaVinci Resolve. I believe that Professor Diapaolo woud make a great addition to the constantly growing and expanding communications department at UNE.
“The News On The News”
On Friday, March 29th, associate professor Jessie Millers ( he/him) journalism class was visited by Liz Gotthelf ( she/her) , a writer and journalist for the Saco Bay News.
Her qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in English/ Woman’s study from the University of Connecticut as well as a Postgraduate degree in Publishing and Communications at a Harvard Extension school.
The class period and the lecture was mostly interactive as Gotthef wanted the students and attending professors to get the answers to questions that they had about the craft of writing as well as how to overcome obstacles when interviewing.
Prior to the interactive questionnaire she detailed her qualifications and her journey into getting her own website and what it means to be a journalist and knowing that not everyone will like what you have to say but its a business of thick skin. However, Gotthelf noted to write the truth but find a means of doing it without burning bridges.
Professor Michael Crips ( he/ him) asked a question regarding that, he asked ” how do you interview someone and report on it knowing that the information could possibly but a tain on the reputation of the person you’re interviewing?”
Gotthelf responded with ” Show them your work before it’s published, and if they have done something wrong, give them a platform to make their public image better.”
Gotthelf’s presence in Friday’s class undoubtedly helped students with their writing and hearing someone speak from their desired field of study will give students the ability to grasp what a day would look like in the profession of journalism.
Zak Ramos (he/him) a Sophomore communications student said “ As someone who wants to potentially pursue journalism, hearing from a veteran was helpful.”
The main message from her lecture was that you should not burn bridges and that your connections can help you get where you need to be.
