Class Discussion on The Elements & Yardsticks

One of the first class discussions we had was about The Elements and Yardsticks of Journalism. Before we talked about this, I had NO idea there could be so many rules about journalism. I had watched news and read articles with no regard for the quality of the news and more just what the event was. Now I can’t even look at a news article on my phone without going through some of the Yardsticks in my head to test the journalist on. I think one of the most important elements is “Make the important interesting.” If journalists need to inform the public about some new very important information, the should make it interesting so that readers will be engaged and happy to read about it. This will mean more people will read the article, and therefore more of the public will stay educated about the discovery.