After the drudgery of the first week in first semester, my antipathy toward introductory classes had peaked and I was rather inclined not to attend any in the new semester, knowing them to be the same liturgy of glancing forward at cirriculum and the easily anticipted anti-plagiarism talks. However, dragging my bones to the lecture after buying textbooks, I was pleasantly surprised at the way Dr. Redman introduced the course material (usually obtained by skimming the course profile) and the engaging and entertaining way in which it was offered. Before the course had even properly begun I had begun to anticipate some of the later classes on Agenda Setting and Regulation & Ethics in Journalism. Dr. Redmans presented quotes from several acclaimed journalists and public figures aptly revealed the mindset behind becoming a journalist and making it in the world of journalism.
However, a great detraction from my enthusiasm came when it was revealed to me that I would be forced into contact with a personal enemy: Twitter. Since the beginning of the site, I havent seen the appeal, even after having used twitter and understanding the benefits a little better (yes this was written rather retroactively), I still dont. It seems to me that exposing myself to wider media might be handy, however, I've yet to see the great 'online social movement' implication that twitter supposedly holds. To me Twitter seems to be nothing more than another insular brain fart platform that is swamped with advertisements and as much information about what people had for lunch or which weirdo is on the bus as you can possibly take.
Lest my old man cynicism consume me I will end this brief reflection of an intro class on a positive note and state simply that I hold great expectations for this class and the coming topics.
Das Ende
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