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By Michael Moodie g09m2875

The world of journalism is forever changing. In yester-years, all it took to be a journalist was a notepad, a pen and the faint ability to write words into sentences that bear some resemblance to what we know as sense. Times have changed though, and the world of media and journalism has moved into a whole new solar system altogether. Television news networks, radio broadcasters, magazines, newspapers and the Internet are all sources of journalistic material and media production, and it is into this world that we as journalism students are taking our first tentative steps. It is a daunting thought that one day, when we are done living the life of beer, friends and Saturday morning hangovers, that we will have to find our place in this ever-expanding and chaotic world. We will have to be as good (and as sober) as we can be so that we can make our mark, make ourselves noticed, and make waves in the journalistic world that awaits us. We are the up-and-coming generation of young and opinionated journalists who will take journalism a few more steps forward, bettering and improving it always.

Journalism, to me, is the opportunity to experience something new and different every single day. From what little experience I have of the journalism world so far, I have found that no two days are the same and that each day offers me the chance to meet new people and do new things. I find the journalism world exciting, unpredictable and constantly in a state of motion. My blog will offer you insight into my experiences as a young and eager to learn journalist, as I share with you my thoughts, opinions and amateurish commentaries of the journalism world exactly as I experience it everyday of my life spent here at university. Perhaps those of you who read this blog will have some sense of what I am writing about and will be able to relate in some way or another, and then again perhaps those of you who read this blog will read it only out of interest, but either way I welcome you into my world as a journalist and hope that you enjoy the read.