My very first lecture at UQ...

This lecture was not only my first lecture for introduction to journalism, it was also my first ever lecture at university and as a result I was especially excited as well as nervous, unsure as to whether journalism would in fact be the right career path for me. My worries were however quickly laid to rest during this first lecture and I was in fact inspired by the opportunities which this career path can potentially provide people with. Throughout the lecture many different perspectives and quotes on the career of journalism were presented to us, some I agreed with, while others I certainly did not. One quote which particularly resinated with me was one said by American Publisher & Editor Henry R. Luce, reading:

“I became a journalist to become as close as possible to the heart of the world.”

This quote effectively captures the essential reason behind why I want to explore a career in Journalism. I want to live the events which in the future will plague our TV screens, news papers and computers. I want to be apart of dramatic moments in our world’s history. This leads me to one of the very first quotes we discussed in our lecture, spoken by Phillip Graham, editor of the Washington post, reading:

“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.”

Reading this quote it quickly became clear that journalism is the right career path for me as it is my ambition in life to make a positive impact on our society and hopefully make a definitive change to our world small or big and I feel as though I will be provided with the opportunity to do this if I am able to live and breathe the events which will in the future become a part of the worlds history.