Write about what you heard from Al Neuharth about the future of journalism. What kind skills will you need to be a successful journalist?
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Josie Kerk
06.18.10
What Neuharth said about the globalization of journalism was interesting to me, as well as his advice to get local experience and to think about local needs for news. I’ve thought about local topics before, but not specifically about how local people want to be involved with their news.
Working with my own paper, I think there are more things we can be doing to organize the content in a student-friendly way. We also need to be focusing more on our website. Students should expect to see innovative, artistic and meaningful media online.
Shondiin Silversmith
06.18.10
During the Q&A session with Al Neuharth i enjoyed how he believes that Newspaper well be a living media and the fact that multi-media well as live long enough for use to have a successful career.
What he said that each of us should star off in a small in a more close and active newsroom rather then wanting to go to a huge newsroom like the new york times right after we graduate from college.
it was a very informative speech that he gave and i really do believe that hes a great individual that has made a huge impact on the newspaper as well as the future of journalist which is me.
Andrea Cornelius
06.18.10
Neuharth was inspiring. He has witnessed massive changes in journalism during his lifetime but has complete faith in the perseverance of the industry as well as hope in the younger generations.
The thing that stands out in my mind is that the foundations of journalism has not changed. Being a good reporter is the basic skill in becoming a successful journalist. Along with hard work and integrity.
Thats not all. It is important to have new and creative ideas. Those are gold to journalists. That is what has made Neuharth a successful journalist. I believe that is what will continue to make journalists successful, including myself.
Thank you Al Neuharth.
Sherri Keaton
06.18.10
Today meeting Al Neuharth was an amazing opportunity. He spoke on the future of journalism and the current state we are in now. I feel the kind of skills I need to be a successful journalist are the same as they have always been, preparation, dedication, honesty, creativity, hardwork, faith and motivation. Nothing comes easy, and the life Mr. Neuharth lived is one that is hardwork, yet fulfilling. I would love to have a fulfilling life in journalism, where I know I would be making a difference.
Nancy Kelsey
06.18.10
The answer Al Neuharth gave to this question is interesting in its importance and simplicity: keep learning and master to the best of your ability the journalism basics.
I wish some of his optimism about the future of newspapers would rub off on me, but I’m about to graduate in a few months and I’m worried. Very worried. No wonder so many people my age end up in graduate school!
Vanessa Parker
06.18.10
It was a nice gathering we had this evening. We had the chance to meet and greet Al Neuharth. What an honor!
I learned that Al started out as a hard worker. I also learned that he had different successes and trials throughout his life. While he persevered through the challenging times in his life, he always managed to keep on going, because he knew that the trying times wouldn’t last forever.
I think that his lessons are important to apply to our lives because they are consistent. What I mean is that they are timeless. The same formula of a balance of perseverance and hard work that I aspire to, my future children and their children can apply the same formula to enrich their lives too.
To be a successful journalist, I think perseverance and hard quality work are necessary. When I eventually graduate from college for the second time, I know that when I go back out into the work force, I will take each journalism experience that enhances my caree, and not give up when things get too difficult. At each opportunity, I will work hard, and produce quality work, no matter how small the task.
When I remember my high school career, I cringe! I rarely ever did homework, and when I did, I half-assed it. I wish now that I could go back to those days and readjust my attitude. I would have worked harder and not given up on myself.
He is an inspiration to all of us, especially me.
Jessica Tso
06.18.10
I believe that Al Neuharth said that journalism hasn’t really change. That was really interesting because he also noted that the reporting portion of journalism hasn’t changed because a journalist still needs to interview, write and publish the story. Yet, the direction of journalism has taken a few turns because the form of journalism is innovating since there are more version than print. From my understanding, and from his comments, there will always be news that needs to be gathered. The future of journalism will be there because people want to know what is going. They want their news.
Al Neuharth said that to be a successful journalist, a person would need to learn what you can from the business. Which is great advice because a person would need to know the ins and out of their profession to really get the most of it. He said to not be impatient and not to be too patient. Also to, basically, develop a career and not aim for the big time publications but to learn where a person can and climb that chain of command.
Jacob
06.18.10
The overarching message about journalists will ultimately need for the future is simple: the same things they always have. Hard work in writing and fair reporting — and a little skill — have always been they keys to good journalism.
That determination is fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit of risk-taking to become successful. Like any other business, journalists need to have a product or provide a service that the public consumes. We are all a part of the public, which emboldens us to be creative.
Mr. Neuharth gave a reassuring message of the value of hard, earnest work as well as the cunning it takes to survive the public and competitors. As he put it, “be patient, but don’t be patient.” Bad journalism shouldn’t be paid any mind; it won’t survive the test of the market.
Ramona Marozas
06.18.10
Every time I have met Al he has left an amazing impression. I want to describe to you the first time I had the pleasure of meeting him. In 2008, I attended the Crazy Horse Journalism Convention. My dad encouraged me to do so because he saw journalism as a potential career; with all of my obvious love for storytelling. That point of my life I wanted to go into business. Attending Crazy Horse was supposed to be a time for me and my father to bond; since my parents were split he did not get to spend a lot of time with me. My father was present when Al came to Crazy Horse to answer all of the Native journalist’s questions. Al (as well as Jack) inspired me to become a journalist and I have fallen in love with the career. Today’s meeting allowed me to feel more optimistic about my future as a professional journalist. My future is in my hands. I beleive in order to be a successful journalist I must give people the news they strive for. I must relate to my audience. I learned to be successful I must never forget from where I come from. My family will always be the most important because they made it possible for me to become a professional journalist.
Andi Murphy
06.18.10
Today’s lessons on diversity were interesting. Well, a little about me. I’m a listener and I don’t do so much talking — especially around eating times. I would prefer my meals to be silent so I can enjoy food like it was made for me to enjoy. I bet no one paid attention to the different seeds and grains on the hamburger buns tonight or put fruits in their sundaes, drizzled them with chocolate and had a swell time with those combinations. It does happen like Ratatouille
I digress. I really digressed. I just noticed the comment question.
Al Neuharth. Very handsome in those old black and whites. I really enjoy reading the USA Today — I put in a bid for a USA Today t-shirt at NAJA and I won! I fell lucky to know that Neuharth was such a crucial part in the Freedom Forum and AIJI. The journalism world is very small and it’s not so intimidating. Everything he said was reassuring and I’m glad he comes here every year because I think the new students need to hear him and be reassured by his words that journalism is powerful and journalists are needed and there’s a room for them.