Week 5 already??? Week 4 hosted the Ekka Holiday, and I spent my day downing a scrumptious Dagwood Dog and spending far too much money. I did win a small dolphin toy. 2 games for $12 = dolphin toy. Nothing like the exhibition for a bit of value for money! Anyway...
Week 5 brought another media conference guest, Frances Whiting. I really admired her optimistic attitude towards the spiraling reputation of journalists. I remember my first week of uni - 3/4 of my lecturers told me journalism was dying and not a smart place to be heading. Ahh, thanks? But Frances made a really important point, "If someone has to make it, why not you?" I will remind myself of that every time I am second guessing my chance in this industry.
Ms Whiting cemented in to our brains the importance of building a relationship between public relations and journalism. You want someone to remember you. When the journalist is being sent 100 emails a day, you want to be the one they remember.
As a journalism/communication student majoring in PR, I really appreciate how the two co-operate. I realize they are completely different types of text, but when push comes to shove, they rely on each other. It gives me hope for either career path when a journalist comes in and everything she tells can relate to PR.
Frances changed career paths at 28 years old and the reason she chose journalism was because of her love of writing in high school. My love of writing was exactly why I chose journalism to study this year. I hope I can have just as much success in my future.
Check out Frances' twitter account here
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