What are Your Motivations in Becoming a Journalist?

            I find myself going into journalism for many different motivations and reasons. For one, I’ve always had a desire to serve others. I’m unsatisfied when I do things that I don’t think are that fulfilling. Rather, I try to fill my life with opportunities to reach out and help others. If we’re spending our time doing things that don’t uplift and better man, then why are we doing them? I think that through a career in journalism I could serve the public by offering accurate news. Vinh Nguyen said, " I think real journalism can help society a great deal, because real journalists may care to uncover real corruptions, put more time into their works, and risk their lives for their beliefs." http://essayboard.com/2011/02/23/why-i-think-real-journalism-matter/

            Secondly, I’ve always had this thirst, or need rather, to be informed. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved being “in-the-know.” I’m sure I suffer from the “have-to-be-in-the-loop-syndrome”. Awareness is something I always strive to obtain and I’ve loved reading and digesting the news, so to be a part of the news would just be thrilling to me.

            A third motivation behind my interest in journalism is my desire to communicate and interact with people. I love to ask questions and to better understand an individual through observance. I love that journalism offers a journalist the opportunity to get in the middle of a story and learn the details. I’m a detail-conscious person and I think journalism caters to that.

Lastly and probably most importantly, my interest in journalism doesn’t stem so much from a motivation but from an inspiration. I’ve felt very strongly that my career path is to deal with public information and understanding through communication. 

My dream job would be to follow in Carole Mikita’s path--she has the coolest job!!!

Another dream job would be to the Church’s PR representative. As society becomes more and more wicked, a voice for virtue will only become more and more unpopular. Yet, I would love to boldly declare and defend the standards of the Church while remaining tactful, kind, approachable, understanding and personable. I think that there is much to be said for someone who is unwavering in his or her standards and beliefs, yet has the capacity to interact sincerely with anyone and develop good relationships across the board. I think that broadcast journalism could be a springboard to better develop communication, thus launching me more into a work of advocacy.