Dale Dougherty’s article “Journalism is Burning or How Breaking News is Broken,” provides a common problem with today’s news coverage and an interesting and innovative way to solve it that I believe may revolutionize the way the public receives the news.
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Demolish personal road blocks: The key to finding your inner voice
Philip E. Agre’s article “Finding Your Voice: Writing for a Webzine,” touched on an issue that I am personally struggling with – finding and developing my voice as a journalist. As Agre explained, there are several types of voices that journalists must learn to master including a private voice, commercial voice and a public voice.
Since I am still in the beginning stages of my journalism degree, I feel that I have only started to develop my commercial voice. So far, all of the articles I have created have been for a class, so the audience and proposed effect have been predetermined.
I am comfortable with the progress of the development of my commercial voice; however, I fear I have a sense of “stage fright” when it comes to exposing my inner voice to the public. I currently lack the confidence to say what I want to say and know that my audience will understand my intent.
When Agre stated, “You aim, but you shoot wide, and the result doesn’t even sound like you,” I felt that he was speaking directly to my current situation. Fortunately Agre’s article has instilled a sense of belief in me to develop my own private voice and public voice.
