I've been to my first class of the semester - Media Relations*. Tuesday nights will be filled with Tim Horton’s, writing notes, raising my hand (or just jumping in) and generally trying to cram something new into my brain. One might wonder why I spend my free time asking (wait a minute, paying) some stranger to grade me... however I’m clearly an odd duck. I love the ideas that start to generate when I'm sitting in class or during the week, my mind rarely shuts off and instead I get energized about not only class but work, my social life and pretty much everything.
My class has a few familiar faces and our groups have been assigned so I know who I’m working with and when we’re presenting. I’d like to say that group work is fun but mostly I like working on my own so it’s a little stressful, however it can be a lot of fun using someone else’s ideas to jump off from, I’ve always subscribed to the “your best idea is just behind your worst” theory.
Oh and just how many people trust the media? ... and what about the number of retractions and corrections?
So I’m in for another semester, and I’ve heard of this random story that at one point I will stop taking classes – I don’t buy it for a minute.
* Discussions of types of news media and their needs and characteristics, together with practice in specific activities such as press conferences, preparation of news kits, and news room operation. General overview of other mass communication activities – such as special events, conferences, and meetings.
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