The importance of peace journalism

Hello journalism friends,

As some of you already know, I've recently started a module called "Peace Journalism". It's a great joy and I can't highlight the importance of this journalistic genre enough. That's why I decided to devote my next entry to this important topic.

I've did some research aside from just reading the module (which was great, btw). I've found some quite interesting stuff: http://www.peacejournalism.org/Peace_Journalism/Welcome.html

That is just one example. I had no idea there was such an outlet and source of information on the internet. Apparently, people around the world are getting more an more aware of how important peace journalism is. In fact, as stated on this website, it's being taught in more than ten countries around the world. It's a whole movement of reporters and journalists, it's about the choice what to report and how to report it. On this website, you can find more articles and books on this topic.

Think about it: Reporters can make a difference! Journalists can make a difference!

Well, that's all for today's entry. In my next entry, I will talk about another important journalistic genre. Sensational Journalism. We all deal with it everyday - makes it hard to avoid! So that's why I chose to study this module as well.

Come back next week.

Katy

Internship and Peace Journalism

Hello Journalism friends,

Thanks for coming back. This week, I will be talking a bit about my internship at a small publishing house that starts in January 2018... and the new module "Peace Journalism".

I think peace journalism is a very important journalistic genre that more journalists should focus on in the future. Peace journalism has a long history, rightfully so. As part of social and christian peace movements, it started to emerge in the early 19th century. Conflict reporting has been a long-term problem. Peace journalism tries to shed some light on this issue by analyzing structural and cultural causes of violence. The goal is to avoid violence as much as possible using a specific style of reporting about a problem/issue with regards to violence. Yes, I think this genre is VERY important to study. So I'm on it!

My internship is going to be 6 months long at a local small publishing house. I'm not going to name it here, but it's responsible for our small local paper here in my hometown. Luckily, my uncle knows someone who works there and was able to pass along my curriculum vitae. I call myself a lucky girl! I will get a chance of a lifetime. So this is going to start in early January of next year until about June/July. I hope I will learn a lot there! Not just making coffee (although I'm very well capable of making coffee by now).

Next week I will hopefully talk a bit more about peace journalism and how it affects people's lives.

Next for reading my blog! Come back next week.
Katy

Finishing line

Dear followers and Journalism friends,

I realized that I will be finished with this course in December. There isn't much more to do for me after two more modules. I'm a little sad... since I've been enjoying this course so much! But I have good news: I will be interning starting in January at a small publishing house! I'm so excited! 

But first things first. I finished the tabloid journalism course yesterday with great joy. It was so interesting and easy. Now I'm thinking about what comes next. I have the choice between "Sensational Journalism" and "Peace Journalism". I think both are awesome topics but I would not like to take them both. Each one is rather short, about 25 pages or so. The worst part of this course (if I may say that) was decision making - because I'm really bad at that and I wished I could have taken ALL classes.

Come back next time where I will talk about my upcoming internship!

Katy

Tabloid Journalism

Hello friends,

Welcome back to my blog! I hope you've been enjoying it as much as I've been writing it. I'm so glad to keep this as some sort of a journal for everyone to read about a journalism course that I'm taking. Soon, it'll be finished and I'm already a bit sad. I will certainly miss it a lot.

As for my next topic, I've decided to take "tabloid journalism". I feel like that is the right topic for me right now. It seems quite approachable so let's see what it is all about. There's some historical roots in the study book that's a quite interesting read. Who knew that tabloid journalism would be one of the oldest journalism genres? It is not that surprising! It is also one of the most widespread and popular journalism genres. Also not surprising! I'm really happy I chose this topic. Let's see how it will go.

Today, I don't have much else to talk about. How about you write me a message? Any questions are welcome!

Katy

Wiki Journalism

Hello!

Thanks for coming back to my little blog on Journalism and Journalism Studies. As many of you already know, I've started a distance education program in Journalism about a year ago. I've stretched it out quite a bit - because I could have been much faster than that. But I took long breaks over the summer and didn't study every single day. Work has been holding up things, too. So here I am, almost done!

My last exam went great, too. I've got a B+! I'm happy about it. Wiki Journalism is almost done as well. I still have to read a few more pages. After that, I think I will take a week off and then start with the last few modules for this program! I can't believe it's almost over at this point.

So Wiki Journalism is something to look into! I've researched a bit about this topic aside from reading the study book (which is very thorough and well written) because I wanted to know what other authors have to say about it. It's good to know as many journalistic genres as possible! That's why I chose my next modules to be journalistic genres as well. I just want to try out as many as possible in order to apply the ones I like the most in my journalistic journey.

By the way, I'm applying for internships right now! Maybe I'll have good news by next week.

Come back!
Katy

New module: Wiki Journalism

Hello friends and friends of Journalism,

It's been quite a successful week for me! I've finished the solutions journalism text book in only a week and took the exam yesterday. Now I'm awaiting the grade (I think it went really well, though). Right now, everything is just going so well. I'm going through my studies with a breeze, mainly because I get to choose what I want to study next and I chose only topics that I really like. That's the great thing about this study course. I wouldn't want to trade it with a different course somewhere else.

So Wiki Journalism. I haven't looked into it yet but it sounds pretty... modern. Not only is it a super state-of-the-art journalism topic, it is also something that's quite interesting to me. Mainly because I am participating in wikipedia entries and other user generated contents quite a bit  - wherever I can. Therefore I know how crucial it is to be very careful what sources to use for journalistic articles. Anyway, this is going to be my next topic in my next entry. I hope you'll come back!

Katy

Summer is almost over - new module!

Hello dear Journalism friends,

Thanks for coming back!

The Preventive Journalism Exam was a breeze. As I expected, I didn't have to study too hard and long. All I did this time was reading the study book twice before I took the exam (on the same day). Who knew I had such a great memory! ;) It already got graded - yes, I did really well again. So happy about it. This was a great topic.

Summer is almost over... I feel like I need a break from work (again). But there is so much motivation around me, I guess I just keep on going. I've decided to take three more exams before the end of October to get my study schedule all straightened up. I'm in pretty good shape!

The next study topic will be "Solutions Journalism" - makes a lot of sense to take this topic after Preventive Journalism. Because I think it is quite similar to the latter one.

So what is solutions journalism all about? It is an inspiration for journalists to report on possible solutions to serious problems rather than - as it's done in "conventional" journalism - report on the problems only. It's basically a fundamental reorientation of what journalism is. So I thought, this might be a good choice for me!

Come back next week for more!
Katy