Who Are These Students?
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on Oct. 16, 2005
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This is the problem I deal with every time I talk to a new group of people, students especially. Who are they, what do they want, why do they all keep looking at me? (This is a post from the blogging seminar for UBC journalism students)
Mostly, it’s because I look funny. No, that’s just what I worry about the night before. Mostly, it’s because I’m in front of them, making noise.
But seminars like these are often more like lectures, and I’ve always been a little more into conversation. Where do they surf for news? Where do they spend their time when they’re not in front of the computer? Do they download music from iTunes (now in Canada) or from file sharing networks (legal in Canada)? How many own cell phones with digital cameras?
How many of them are in journalism because they love to write? How many because they love to snoop? And how many because they love to hear their name over the airwaves or in print?
Oops, gotta talk, back in a while. If you’re a journalism student reading this—please answer in the comments.
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