Personal Statement: My Engagement With The Media Industry

Since this presentation should be related to the specific part of the journalism, the newspaper journalism, I decided that it would be suitable to present a story, showing how the journalism can change, manipulate and have serious impact on the society as well as on the stability of the country itself. A story, how a single article can save people from life time of imprisonment and prove a government guilty.

Throughout the years, popular culture has grown into an intellectually battle. Steven Johnson affirms that “the popuIar media steadily, but almost imperceptibly”, made “our minds sharper”. Johnson can be looked as an ideal example of the good impact the media has on its people. He doesn’t judge the negative advertisement, the numerous crimes presented on a daily basis or the violent television dramas but he explains how these are just a shell, a mantle and underneath it reveals a machinery meant to challenge and develop people’s mind.

It was through this course that I realized that journalism was in fact alive and well, it was changing with the technology and the times, and now more than ever it matters. Journalism matters because of the journalist’s duty to the public. In many ways democracy depends on journalist. It is the journalists who inform the public on the “political environment,” report on the “actions and decisions of elected officials,”

This class has overall been one of my favorite classes that I have taken over the past four years five years at DeSales. I learned more than I expected and have implemented some of these learned lessons towards simple excel calculations into my work at my job. For my chosen project, I decided to take a look at one of my hobbies. During my senior year I took a personal finance and discussed with one of my professors about my collection of trading cards. The result of this conversation, had me start thinking about the overall value of my collection for insurance purposes and if I ever sold the collection.

There are a lot of different jobs to take in this entertainment industry, but there is only one thing that I desire to do, music producing. One thing that combines a passion for music and song writing is a music producer. As many things as I love doing, singing and writing music is by far my favorite thing to do. Being a music producer would help me to express my emotions in a positive way. I would be able to show my creativity in a form that I know and definitely love.

I do enjoy writing, more so about topics that interest me. I try to find something in any topic I’m given that interests me, having that mindset helps me get through the writing process much easier. I have writers block sometimes especially while writing papers for school. I am definitely a procrastinator but, I’m trying to change that in college. I am working toward becoming a better student and writer. I want to be an Elementary School teacher, so I have to know the right techniques in order to teach students. Writing for school although it is something I don’t like, I know I have to do it in order to learn and get better as a writer. One of the few times I did enjoy writing for class was an assignment that I had to research and write about

Today, a majority of the population relies on media for both local and international news. Media is always surrounding us, it consumes our everyday life, and is practically inevitable to escape. There are several different factors, such as politics and bias within the media. The media is a very powerful outlet that provides the public with a set perspective on certain groups and events throughout the world. “The media generally operates in ways that promote apathy, cynicism, and quiescence, rather than active citizenship and participation.”

On March 31, a variety of speakers from various media industries came to TCU to enlighten students on career possibilities after graduation. I listened to the keynote speaker in addition to the industry panel, where the panelists discussed their journeys within the media industry. As a result of this event, I feel that I have a much greater understanding of what it is like to work in the media, and I have heard crucial advice on how to be successful. While each speaker offered a diverse and unique approach to entering their current jobs, there is a common theme of diligence and dedication that must be adopted to succeed in the media industry. Nathan Brown, the keynote, offered stories of his time on the business side of media, while other

Growing up in the town of Acushnet, Massachusetts with the population of 10,000, it was rare to hear of someone working in the media industry. I attended Fairhaven High School, a castle on a hill, that prepared students for higher education, but did not have any accreditation for media. When I entered as freshman, I did not know what career path I wanted, but the green screen and lighted anchor desk in the media suite stood out to me. I took a plain media production 1 class and auditioned be an anchor on the school’s broadcasted morning announcements, but was rejected. Media was not prominent in the school and after a very ordinary experience, the lights did not look as bright as I thought they would.

He was able to give me a real-life experience, letting me be involved in one of their Friday morning shows. From this, I was able to see the inside of his career and see it in action. The room was full of students doing different activities that helped with the show’s production. Some students were working with social media such as twitter, and others were working on getting the production just right. Each one of these jobs that helped with the show’s production, especially working with social media, connected so well with what we are learning in Communications

My curiosity is a well-oiled machine. My curiosity drives me to do my best to comprehend the information I’m given and to acquire more. Despite how I’d like to know everything, I found a special curiosity in the capacity of commercial broadcast to affect the public, and have decided to take a path to further myself in that field. I write this as a senior in high school, but by the time of my application to the university I will have enlisted into the United States Air Force and will have worked within the broadcast journalism program of their public affairs department. My mental and physical abilities will have been honed by my experience in Air Force Basic. In addition I will have the capability to communicate with large quantities of people, shown by the twenty-four credits I intend to acquire in public affairs prior to my training.

It is without a doubt that the Globalisation of the media has increased our access to information about people and events around the world. However, during the process it has also shifted issues on what should or should not be in the public domain due to media ownership led by Western media corporations. The media shape is reconstructing itself, forming a singular global body playing an essential part in our democracy socially, politically, economically and culturally. Due to this, the effects of globalisation towards Journalism have become very debatable to whether it is benefiting the practice of journalism or hindering it. During the course of this essay, it will explore the affect globalisation has on the media (especially journalism), the affect of media ownership and how new technologies have influenced journalism.

I was 18 when we moved to the United States from Cameroon in 2010. I had always known I wanted to be in journalism, yet had little knowledge of how the media worked or what being a journalist even entailed. I had a passion for telling stories, and zero experience or hope that I would someday be able to do so in a way that affects everyday people, and effects positive change. As far as I knew, journalism was the ruling government’s tool for communicating what it deemed fit for public knowledge, and stifling any information that remotely threatened the political status quo. Only in the following years would I come to grasp the power of media and communication, in a journey that has led me to this very moment.

Having the democracy to exercise and express our freedom of the press, which was have been suppressed before, during the Marcos regime, we can say that the Philippine news media’s role is critical to the advancement and preservation of the country’s democratic institutions and way of life and in helping catalyze equitable development.  The issues and problems confronting the Philippine press

I have a wide range of skills and knowledge that I have acquired throughout my personal and professional life. I can communicate with different types of people regardless of age, race or class. I have accessed a huge range of courses that have enabled me to develop interpersonal skills including negotiation and dealing with different types of people and personalities. I also have the knowledge, drive and enthusiasm to work alone when required as I am self-motivated and can meet targets and deadlines. I believe that challenges are best met positively by developing and improving knowledge and skills and through professional reflective dialogue that leads to change. I am very hard-working and reliable. I work well under pressure achieving a high standard of work. I have practical and organisational skills and I can find solutions to problems and face challenges confidently.