Hello dear Journalism Friends,
I'm so glad I started this blog. It is great to have some other friends "online" who are studying the very same thing. And to exchange views on distance education is a great plus. I am really grateful.
Next week, I'll be finishing my exam for this course (Journalistic Writing) if I don't get to much work on my desk over the weekend... we'll see. The plan is as follows: I will work through the very two last chapters over the weekend and then take the online exam on Monday or Tuesday. After that, I will go on holiday for a couple of weeks. Not sure yet if I will post anything during this time since I won't be working on any new modules. But I will let you know (or you will see if there are any new posts I guess).
So Journalistic Writing is a great pleasure to read. I've had some trouble with the questions (and right answers, for that matter). But after re-reading some of the chapter I had trouble with, it worked out just fine. I am hoping to "see" some of you during one of their online colloquiua which is a great thing to have as a "virtual student". Have you ever tried it out? You should.
Anyway, I don't have much more time since I need to finish this chapter and then go to work for a few hours. I can't wait for a little holiday break...
Take care and "see" you back in April.
Katy
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
How to study
Dear Journalism friends,
Thank you so much for your responses from my last entry! It was really interesting to read them. You gave me some good advice and interesting approaches for my future studies. I'm excited to try them out soon!
So I've finished reading Watchdog Journalism since it was a short module. Very well written and a great module overall! There is no online exam, so that's great.
I now started with a new module. It's called Journalistic Writing. I am really happy that the school offers a class in journalistic writing. I am very insecure about my own writing, unfortunately. But who isn't? Well, so that's why I thought it is best to include this module in my studies. So far, I like it. It is comprehensive and I like the tasks after a chapter.
I'd like to know: How did you find out about journalistic writing skills? I'm sure there are several handbooks and such... aside from a class/module book. But did some of you also learn it by doing? How did you find out whether there is enough "talent" or not? I just wondered because some people I know within the field of journalism never had NO training at all. So apparently, it's not enough to just have talent.
Stay tuned for next weeks' entry!
Kate
Thank you so much for your responses from my last entry! It was really interesting to read them. You gave me some good advice and interesting approaches for my future studies. I'm excited to try them out soon!
So I've finished reading Watchdog Journalism since it was a short module. Very well written and a great module overall! There is no online exam, so that's great.
I now started with a new module. It's called Journalistic Writing. I am really happy that the school offers a class in journalistic writing. I am very insecure about my own writing, unfortunately. But who isn't? Well, so that's why I thought it is best to include this module in my studies. So far, I like it. It is comprehensive and I like the tasks after a chapter.
I'd like to know: How did you find out about journalistic writing skills? I'm sure there are several handbooks and such... aside from a class/module book. But did some of you also learn it by doing? How did you find out whether there is enough "talent" or not? I just wondered because some people I know within the field of journalism never had NO training at all. So apparently, it's not enough to just have talent.
Stay tuned for next weeks' entry!
Kate
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Watchdog Journalism
Hello Journalism friends and bloggers!
So my online exam from last week went fine. I am really glad that I did so little and got such a great result! Political Journalism is certainly very interesting but most likely I won't pursue a career in that specific field.
Now, I have a new field: Watchdog Journalism. I started reading it. It is a shorter book with only one exercise question in the back. It's good to have only a little bit to read and work on for a change. And I think this field is very exciting, too!
My main concern these days is how I get the last remaining study books done in time. My plan is to be finished by the end of June... but my work schedule got a little crazier so now I'm not even sure if I can make it within this time frame. I was planning on travelling afterwards, too.
I thought that maybe I should just study a little more on weekends (with a good amount of breaks in between). And study less during the week. I found out that I'm just too exhausted after work.
Any thoughts on this? How do you study/prepare your study material? When do you study?
Send me a pm!
Until next week - take care and enjoy your weekend!
Kate
So my online exam from last week went fine. I am really glad that I did so little and got such a great result! Political Journalism is certainly very interesting but most likely I won't pursue a career in that specific field.
Now, I have a new field: Watchdog Journalism. I started reading it. It is a shorter book with only one exercise question in the back. It's good to have only a little bit to read and work on for a change. And I think this field is very exciting, too!
My main concern these days is how I get the last remaining study books done in time. My plan is to be finished by the end of June... but my work schedule got a little crazier so now I'm not even sure if I can make it within this time frame. I was planning on travelling afterwards, too.
I thought that maybe I should just study a little more on weekends (with a good amount of breaks in between). And study less during the week. I found out that I'm just too exhausted after work.
Any thoughts on this? How do you study/prepare your study material? When do you study?
Send me a pm!
Until next week - take care and enjoy your weekend!
Kate
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