The Golden Age of Journalism
Categories: Think
Journalism is not dying. In fact, it has come to life, and Gen Y is here to make sure it stays that way. Welcome to the Golden Age of Journalism. Not only are we out there telling stories, we are doing it effectively and will someday (hopefully) have the credibility of some of the greatest voices of the craft.
Spoiled and Entitled: Millennials as a Whole, or Just a Bad Egg?
Categories: Grow
Dear NBC/Today Show intern, Thanks for helping to give Gen Y a bad name — now on national television (skip to 4:30, then approximately 10:45). Sincerely, Angela Stefano *** Newsflash, Gen Y-ers: older generations (and, judging from this video, some with some serious clout in the entertainment/news industry) think we’re spoiled, self-absorbed, entitled little brats. [...]
From Mechanical Engineering to Happiness
Categories: Education Week
I started off college majoring in Aerospace Engineering because I love space and astronomy was “impractical”. (AKA, prospects of being paid significant portions of money out in the real world were slim.) I soon switched to mechanical engineering, unsatisfied with the more rigorous program that ‘aeros’ had to follow—one that required too much time and too [...]
CNN: Reporting The Future
Categories: Think
Among Millennials there has been a lot of talk about the future of newspapers and journalism in general. Frankly, the decline of print media is frightening. With the introduction and explosion of social media it is so easy to disregard traditional journalism in favor of the citizen-journalism structure. However, there seems to be one news [...]
Journalism Murdered, Killer Wishes To Remain Anonymous
Categories: Think
By Mike Hachey: Mike is a graduate of Emerson College. His future is uncertain. What will journalism look like when our generation seizes the reins of responsibility? It’s impossible to know! We barely understand how it functions now, with the Baby Boomers still safely holding all positions of power. What we do know is that [...]
