despite the fact I probably failed this semester, I did not consider Journalism a bad experience. I recognize that I didn’t do all I could have to reach a passing grade, but I will try harder second semester. My expectations were met, as they were quite low to begin with. I got to write about film, what more could I ask for? I didn’t really learn much about the world of student-journalism from the class, though. The journalism manual had a plethora of information, but it was never formally discussed in class. Likewise towards the Outside Journalism Experience, the NewsU courses. I learned more from those and the manual than I learned from Mr. Skillings. In fact, the only two things I remember learning from the class itself are: 1) Source Said 2) Nut graph- essence of the story. That is all I can remember. This may be a reflection on my memory and not the class, but I think I have a decent memory. Looking towards second semester, I’m determined to try harder at assignments.
-ARM
