Before taking journalism I did not have an idea of just how complex journalism can be. I thought journalism just involved newspapers, or on news shows, I didn't know about all the other types of journalism such as entertainment or radio news. Before I took journalism I thought the purpose of journalism was just to write a story that would later be broadcasting to the people, I know now however that, that is not the case. I never thought that journalism had ethics that needed to be followed. For example I didn't know that journalist were not allowed to show opinions or bias writing in their news stories. After being in journalism now, I understand now how important it is for a journalist to not include any opinions in his or her news stories.
After taking journalism I now understand that journalist is somebody who basically informs the world on everyday news, through newspapers, news shows, magazine, radio broadcast, blogs etc. Now I know just how many rules journalist have to follow if they want to be successful. For example I know now that as a journalist you are not allowed to accept any bribes or presents from others when it involves something related to the story the journalist has written. Although I have enjoyed taking the course I don't believe I will have a career in journalism. The world of journalism will always be needed because people will always need to know what going on in the world.
Anderson Cooper is a journalist, author, and t.v host. Anderson Cooper first got his start after he graduated Yale University, Cooper got a job working at Channel one news. His job when he first started was as a fact checker, but as the time progressed he started traveling and reporting stories overseas to send back to the channel one news. From this point on Cooper's career climbed to a whole new level. Anderson Cooper has worked at Channel One news, ABC, CNN, CBS, and on syndicated talk shows with Warner Brothers and Telepictures. Different positions Cooper has had is obviously he is a journalist, so he has been a news anchor for different news channels, he has been a reporter, and he has been the host for different t.v shows such as Anderson Cooper 360. I believe Anderson Cooper has a ton of experience with not only journalism but the news business as well because of all the experience he has had during his career. Because he has been on numerous stations he has gained experience for every news job he did.
Now a days Anderson Cooper does a couple different jobs. In 2006 Cooper released his book Dispatches from the Edge, detailing his life and work in Sri Lanka, Africa, and Iraq. The book quickly became a New York Times Best seller. Aside from writing Cooper has a daytime talk show called Anderson Live. Anderson Cooper is also the primary anchor of the CNN news. Cooper's current job is similar to all his other jobs because he still is a journalist. Cooper still goes out and broadcast news breaking stories. I don't believe Anderson Cooper is at the top of his career right now. I believe he was at the top of his career when he wrote his novel, was the host of Anderson Live, and when he was the primary anchor to CNN news.
1. "What are your thoughts on writing in general?"
For me writing is something I thoroughly enjoy, for starters because writing can be done in so many different ways. You could write a fiction story, a poem, a song, any non fictional story, or news piece. In my family writing is a big deal because my mom is an author, and has currently written seven books. Writing is a way to let your imagination flow. Writing can be done anywhere at anytime. Whether we realize it or not we write many times throughout a single day. Whether it be a paper for school or work, to even sending a text message to a friend.
2. "Is it truly possible to write impartially?"
It is possible to write impartially but it is a hard process to complete, because it requires and lot of thinking about every line you write in your journalism story. Writing impartially also depends on what topic you are writing about. If you are covering a story about an accident involving a drunk driver then you story will be considered impartially and therefore will be considered a credible piece for your news company to publish.
However if I was a journalist writing about whether or not laws about drunk driving should be changed then my piece would mostly likely have a bias tone because I was writing about my opinion on drunk driving laws. What all this means is that it is indeed truly possible to write a piece that is impartial as long as you are not bias in your story.
