After attending both morning discussions, I can't help but feel a little more stressed out about finding a job after I graduate. It feels like there is a race going on to find out what is going to work in the communications industry. Although it is nerve-wracking to think about, the seminar made it apparent that this is something that we, journalism students and professionals, need to wrap our heads around. It makes me want to do my research project on something that is really useful.
While the first panel was very interesting, I found the second to be more helpful with getting some thoughts about my project down on paper. Peter Shaplen asked the room several questions about where they find information. I was one of those people who admitted to only going to a single online publication for an overall sweep of
information. I was also amazed to see how many people use Twitter as their main news source, as I do not even have a Twitter account. I think an interesting research topic would be to investigate more specifically how normal people (not fellow journalists or journalism students) get their information. What do people care about? Who do people trust to be their reporters? Maybe it is a network of Twitterers, bloggers and social media junkies. But what about the idea of how entertainment is blurred with actual news content? Do people see these shows as news? Are publications such as The Onion, for example, some people's primary source? I think this topic needs polishing, so I would love to hear any other thoughts on it. This could be too general of an idea, but I am really interested in looking at what viewers and readers trustsocial media, traditional networks, bloggers or even
entertainment talk shows.
It may be too broad, but I think it's an idea that is worth considering. Any thoughts? I may have some more to add after I attend the next speaker.
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