The Future of Journalism

Poynter Online has an interesting read.

Go read that.

I'll elaborate on this at a later time. I apologize for not spending as much time with The Future of Journalism. I assure you I have bigger and better things in store. I am going to put to rest the "WORD OF THE WEEK," and resurrect "JOURNALISM 101."

You'll see what I mean in a few minutes.

I'm currently reading Hey Rube by Hunter S. Thompson. I have already read this book, but I like reading it multiple times.

I would like to share with you the list of Hunter S. Thompson books I own.

The first HST book I ever read was Fear and Loathing in America, which was given to me from my Journalism advisor, Dan Singer, my senior year of high school. He told me that he picked that book for me for a specific reason. He put a bookmark in a specific place and said that the particular passage/letter where the bookmark was represented part of why that book was perfect for me. He took a lot of time to think of books for The Tide's executive staff (I was Managing Editor). I can say that today I do understand why he chose that book specifically for me. I reference and read through Fear and Loathing in America on a daily basis - I always have that book close (along with my AP STYLE GUIDEBOOK).

I have been subscribing to Newsweek since I was 13 (2003). Well, to be accurate it has been my dad who has been subscribing, but whenever a new issue comes in the mail he makes sure that he promptly hands it over to me, and when I am finished he can have his turn. Anyway, news of Newsweek going for sale has got me flustered. Jon Meacham has made changes to the publications over the years. One of the changes is that most of the articles have gone from objective features to personal essays. Even though I was not particularly fond of that change, it didn't change my opinion of the magazine itself. Although I do not choose to write/report in that sort of way, I still enjoy reading the articles/essays written by these Journalists. It may not be traditional journalism, or but it makes that news publication stand out. I enjoy reading the Editor's Note from Meacham in first pages, the Conventional Wisdom, Dignity Index, the frequent submissions from Fareed Zakaria, etc. And it makes me sad to see that it is for sale. I hope that this will be a positive experience in the long run *Crosses fingers* . When I was younger (16/17, I am currently 19) I wanted to write for Newsweek. I thought about even one day being an Editor for Newsweek. Although that dream has altered a bit (I really want to be able to write for a newspaper, even if that means writing mostly for the webpage of the newspaper), I still enjoy and always look forward to reading Newsweek. At 13, reading Newsweek helped spark my passion to be a journalist (and Hunter S. Thompson followed, and then Walter V. Robinson), and I hope that it will continue to keep me informed and content.

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