Make a Difference
“This is my job. This is what I signed up for. And there’s
nothing like it in the world. Newspaper journalism is not a route to a big paycheck and
banker’s hours. It never has been and never will be. The advent of the 24-hour
news cycle, the Internet and social media has nothing to do with that. . . .
“If you’re looking for money or fame or easy hours, this was never the right job for you. The current throes of the business are not to blame for that.
“For me, newspaper journalism has always been about telling stories, about giving voice to corners of the community that have long been silenced, about crawling into the lives and shoes of other people and pulling back a curtain so our readers can get a glimpse of the world around them. . . .”
“It’s knowing that you can make a difference, even if that difference is nothing more than giving your audience a good five-minute read in the morning.”
“If you’re looking for money or fame or easy hours, this was never the right job for you. The current throes of the business are not to blame for that.
“For me, newspaper journalism has always been about telling stories, about giving voice to corners of the community that have long been silenced, about crawling into the lives and shoes of other people and pulling back a curtain so our readers can get a glimpse of the world around them. . . .”
“It’s knowing that you can make a difference, even if that difference is nothing more than giving your audience a good five-minute read in the morning.”
• Editorial Comment: Engage your curiosity, talk to people, help complete strangers, write and get paid (a little) for it, make a difference in people’s lives, do good and fight injustice. This job comes with everything but a cape and tights.
• Yesterday’s WORD: Did you miss yesterday’s WORDs from 2-time Pulitzer winner William Henry III, accusing the press of arrogance? Click here.
• ATV News includes . . . USU College of Ed ranks nationally again; local insight on the new Pope, anchored by Randall Henry and Loren Brewer; Emily Landeen producer
• Memorial celebration for USU design professor Alan Hashimoto, by Katie Swain
• ATV News—Cache Rendezvous brings us back from Spring Break, anchored by Emily Landeen and Tmera Bradley
• Aggie student lobbyists educate Utah Legislature on USU priorities, by Dani Hayes
• New Utah law seeks to counter loss of college students to missions, by Katie Swain
• Cleaning up Cache Valley’s air: ‘You’ve got to start somewhere,’ by Paul Christiansen
Four students in my Media Smarts class created this frightening likeness for a claymation cartoon, part of their editorial cartoon project. Thanks to Betzy, Erik, Kristen & Teddy, Team Headliners.
Original PeezPix archival prints, matted at sizes from 5x7" to 16x20" or larger, available for sale: $14 (5x7), $28 (8x12) and up. email ted.pease@gmail.com. Thanks for asking.
(Be)Friend Dr. Ted, Professor of Interesting Stuff
JCOM @ Utah State University—The best little professionally oriented journalism program in Utah.
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